A precision touchpad supports three- and four-finger gestures without third-party drivers. The settings are hidden until Windows recognises the hardware.
Open **Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad** and assign the **three-finger** and **four-finger** gestures. If the page only shows basic options, the touchpad is not a precision device.
The touchpad page shows gesture settings only for a precision touchpad, which reports itself through a standard interface. A Synaptics or Elan device without that support falls back to the vendor's control panel.
Settings > Bluetooth & devices > TouchpadThe default opens search. Middle click, task view and a custom shortcut are the alternatives, and middle click is what most people want after a week.
Each direction takes a separate action: switch apps, switch desktops or control media. Swipes conflict with a browser's own gesture only inside that browser.
A cursor that jumps makes every gesture feel broken. Set the cursor speed in the middle of the range and enable tap-to-click only if you actually use it.
Typing that moves the cursor means the palm rejection is too weak. The vendor control panel usually has a sensitivity slider the Windows page does not expose.
Try the three-finger tap, both four-finger swipes and the two-finger scroll in one sitting. A gesture that fails alone is an assignment problem, not a hardware fault.
Not a precision touchpad. Use the vendor control panel or accept the basic options.
Reinstall the vendor driver, then recheck the settings page.
The scroll direction toggle on the same page. It applies per user.
Palm rejection. Raise it in the vendor panel if one exists.
Not in Windows. A gesture tool is needed for anything beyond four fingers.
Yes for a precision device over Bluetooth or USB.
Set every gesture back to its default and clear the custom shortcuts on the touchpad page. The stock behaviour returns.
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