How to enable touch screen on Windows 8 computer. ​

Anonymous
2012-12-25T18:51:27+00:00

Original Title: how do i turn this toa touch screen

how do I make my computer a touch screen

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Anonymous
2012-12-26T10:30:46+00:00

Hi Cin dy,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community forums.

From the problem description, I see that you want to how to enable touch screen on Windows 8 computer.

I will surely help you to fix this issue. Let's try few steps which will help you to resolve the issue.

If the computer has the features for touch screen computer and you want enable it you may try the steps in the article and check.

a. Press Winkey + Q.

b. Type **Control Panel.**c. Go to **Hardware and Sound.**d. Click on **** Pen and touch.

e. Click the **touch tab.**f. Enab le use your finger as an input.

You may refer the link for additional information.

Touch: swipe, tap, and beyond

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/touch-swipe-tap-beyond

Hope this information helps you. If you need any further assistance or information about Windows, I will be glad to help you. We, at Microsoft strive towards excellence.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-02-14T00:40:21+00:00

    you really think we all have doubts about the touchscreen and our computers doesnt have touch screen ? plase if you dont have any answer to the problem to wrote anything.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-03-03T02:19:54+00:00

    What if, after you click on "Hardware and Sound", there is no option for "pen and touch"?

    I have a touch screen laptop, and the touch screen function randomly stopped working, and there is no option for "pen and touch" to re-enable it.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-03-03T04:18:47+00:00

    This is no good as there is no Pen and Touch option showing in my control panel.   How do I get  the option in my Control Panel.   I see others have this problem

    Alex

    "...I finally stumbled upon the solutions to both forms of touch screen failure - the failure upon closing the lid and more semi-permanent failure - are both caused by simple, stupid bugs arising from the particular combination of Asus' touch screen interface design and Windows' USB power management algorithms. If your touch screen is going out when you close the lid, you probably have set the computer's power settings so that it "does nothing" upon closing the lid. Changing this setting to "sleep" - after first restoring touch functionality, of course - fixed the problem instantly and permanently for me, though this will probably only work if you first go into the Windows Device Manager and find the touch screen device - it's a "USB Input Device" under the "Human Interface Devices" heading - right click and go to "Properties", go to the "Power Management" tab, and uncheck "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power". The more permanent-seeming touch screen failure was instantly resolved by disabling the "USB Selective Suspend" feature in the power settings and cold-booting. So if you're having touch screen problems, chances are excellent that your touch screen is actually fine, and all you need to do is change all the settings as I've indicated here, cold-booting first if necessary to bring the touch screen back to life before you start. Hope this helps someone! "

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-03-04T04:19:25+00:00

    it's a "USB Input Device" under the "Human Interface Devices" heading - right click and go to "Properties", go to the "Power Management" tab, and uncheck "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power". The more permanent-seeming touch screen failure was instantly resolved by disabling the "USB Selective Suspend" feature in the power settings and cold-booting

    But what if you right click the "USB Input Device", go to "Properties", and there is no "Power Management" tab?

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