
If the Synaptics touchpad driver isn’t installed, please visit this page, download the driver (it’s around 110 MB) and install it. Step 1: Start the procedure by updating your Synaptics driver to the latest version.
#Turn on mouse gestures windows 8.1 how to#
In this guide, we’re going to show you how to enable two-finger scroll on a Windows 10/8.1 notebook or netbook with Synaptics touchpad: If you want to enable precision touchpad gestures on your laptop as well, refer to the workaround in our enable precision touchpad gestures on any laptop guide.Įnabling two finger scrolling without using third party tools NOTE: If the option doesn’t exist, it’s likely because your laptop is not equipped with the precision touchpad. If you want to change the default scroll direction, choose an option from the drop-down box located just below the option. Step 2: In the Scroll and zoom section, select the Drag two fingers to scroll option to turn on the two-finger scroll feature. Step 1: Navigate to Settings > Devices > Touchpad. Method 1 of 3 Enable two-finger scroll via Settings in Windows 10 Method 3 – enable two-finger scrolling using third-party software Method 2 – turn on two-finger scrolling for Synaptics touchpad Method 1 – enable two-finger scrolling via Settings Follow the below mentioned instructions to enable two-finger scrolling on Windows 10/8.1 PCs equipped with Synaptics touchpad. In simple words, you can enable two-finger scrolling only if your PC is equipped with a touchpad manufactured by Synaptics.

Thankfully, Synaptics, the popular touchpad manufacturer, supports two-finger scroll out of the box but it’s disabled by default.
