Set Trackpad Options In Windows With Boot Camp On Mac

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Boot Camp Control Panel User Guide

• Welcome
• Get started with Boot Camp Control Panel
• Start up your Mac in Windows or macOS
• Use Windows on your Intel-based Mac
  • Use Windows keys on a Mac keyboard
  • Use function keys on a Mac keyboard
  • Adjust your keyboard’s backlighting
  • Set trackpad options
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In Windows on an Intel-based Mac, you can set trackpad options that affect clicking, secondary clicking, dragging, and more. Depending on your trackpad, you see only some of these configuration options.

Support for Microsoft precision touchpad drivers in Windows is available for Mac computers with the Apple T2 Security Chip. If your Mac supports these drivers, you can set precision touchpad options using Windows; otherwise, you can set trackpad options using Boot Camp Control Panel. See the Apple Support article Mac computers with the Apple T2 Security Chip.

Check if your Mac supports precision touchpad settings

1. In Windows on your Mac, click the Start menu, then choose Settings.

2. In the Settings window, click Devices, then click Touchpad.

3. If “Your PC has a precision touchpad” appears at the top of the Touchpad pane, you can set precision touchpad options using Windows.

   If “Your PC has a precision touchpad” doesn’t appear at the top of the Touchpad pane, your Mac either doesn’t support the Microsoft precision touchpad drivers, or you don’t have the latest Boot Camp support software installed. Use Boot Camp Control Panel to set the trackpad options instead.

To learn how to install the latest Boot Camp support software, see Update Apple software in Windows using Boot Camp on Mac.

Set precision touchpad options using Windows

1. In Windows on your Mac, click the Start menu, then choose Settings.

2. In the Settings window, click Devices, then click Touchpad.

3. Choose the options you want.

The following options are enabled by default:

• “Tap with a single finger to single-click”

• “Press the lower-right corner of the touchpad to right-click”

• “Pinch to zoom”

The default scroll direction is “Down motion scrolls up” (natural scroll direction).

The default touchpad sensitivity setting is “Medium sensitivity.” If you’re using the touchpad for gaming, change the setting to a higher sensitivity level.

Set trackpad options using Boot Camp Control Panel

1. In Windows on your Mac, click in the right side of the taskbar, click the Boot Camp icon , then choose Boot Camp Control Panel.

2. If a User Account Control dialog appears, click Yes.

3. Click Trackpad.

4. In the One Finger section, select any of the following:

   • Tap to Click: Lets you tap the trackpad to click.

   • Dragging: Lets you move an item by tapping it, then immediately placing your finger on the trackpad and moving your finger.

   • Drag Lock: Lets you tap the trackpad to release an item after dragging it.

   • Secondary Click: Lets you perform a secondary click by placing one finger in a corner of the trackpad and clicking. Choose the corner you want from the pop-up menu.

5. In the Two Fingers section, select Secondary Click to be able to perform a secondary click by placing two fingers on the trackpad, then clicking.

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