Some laptops come with trackpads that support "multitouch gestures" — quick finger movements you can do for basic tasksopening files or scrolling through web pages. If you find these features more annoying than helpful, you can turn them off. Locating the settings to do so, however, varies based on your laptop make and model.
The laptop's manual or manufacturer's online support page for your model should have the instructions, but in many cases you can turn off the zooming and other gestures in the mouse settings. Search for "mouse" in the Windows 8 search bar, or if you are in the desktop mode, open the control panel; press the Windows and X keys to get a shortcut menu with a control panel option.
In the control panel, open the mouse icon. Depending on your laptop, you may see a tab called device settings, trackpad or multitouch gestures. The options for turning off gesture-based commands are usually there. If your mouse control panel has no tabs with such settings and you cannot find another control panel within Windows 8 for the trackpad, the computer may have a dedicated program that controls the multitouch functions.
For example, some Windows 8 laptops made by Asus have Smart Gesture software to handle trackpad behaviour. To get to the programWindows 8 desktop mode, double-click the touchpad icon on the taskbar to get to the settings. If you do not see a touchpad icon, click the small arrow toward the right side of the taskbar to reveal hidden icons.