How do I disable Pinch Zoom on Touchpad Surface Pro 3

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I have a Surface Pro 3 with the Surface Pro Type Cover. I also have big hands and find too often I am inadvertently hitting the touchpad and zooming out (mostly) and in. How can I disable the pinch zoom feature on the touchpad? I have already disabled the tap feature to avoid inadvertently moving the cursor and disabled Caps Lock as these were problems as well.

PS: I love the Pro 3 (after getting used to Windows 8.1). My MacPro using girlfriend is very jealous.

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Hello BobC1958,

I understand that your hands are accidentally making the gesture to zoom in on your Surface Pro 3. I'll do what I can to help you with this.

I've gone through the settings and cannot find a way to turn this off. You could disable the touchpad altogether in pc settings and use a mouse. It may not be the solution you are looking for, but it would work as a workaround.

Let us know if that works or if you have any other questions.

Best Wishes,

Zack_T

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2015-05-05T22:31:32+00:00

I'm having the same issue. I use two hands on the touchpad and I'm accidentally making the zoom gesture a lot. As I understand it, the answer is use a mouse. Does that sound about right?
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Anonymous

2014-12-15T20:37:10+00:00

This doesn't solve the problem. I'm running into the same thing. I'm constantly zooming when I don't want to. Surely there is a registry key, or some extension app that would allow users to customize the behavior. I'm loving my new surface, but this is driving me nuts.
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