Touchpad on Xiaomi laptop: from basic gestures to professional settings

Xiaomi laptops are a combination of powerful hardware, stylish design and thoughtful software, but even experienced users often underestimate the capabilities of the built-in touchpad. Meanwhile, the correct use of the touchpad can replace the mouse in 80% of everyday tasks, from simple scrolling to controlling windows with multi-toe gestures. In this article, we will analyze all the touchpad features on Xiaomi laptops, from basic to hidden, which the manufacturer does not always advertise.

Xiaomi touchpads (such as the Mi Notebook Pro, RedmiBook Pro or Xiaomi Book S 12.4) are designed to support Precision Touchpad (on Windows) or improved drivers (on Linux), which means that the panel recognizes not only touch, but also the force of pressing, the angle of movement of the fingers, and also supports up to 5 simultaneous touches, but by default many gestures are disabled - they need to be activated manually.

If you have just purchased a Xiaomi laptop or have been using it for a long time, but the touchpad seems “uncomfortable”, this guide will help to unlock its potential.

• 🖱️ Basic gestures (scrolling, clicking, dragging, dragging)
• 👆 Advanced combinations (window management, virtual desktops)
• ⚙️ Setting the sensitivity and speed of the cursor
• 🔧 Solving typical problems (hangs, broken gestures)

Important: the instruction is relevant for Xiaomi laptops on Windows 10/11 Linux (with libinput drivers) and Windows models depend on the Synaptics driver version or Microsoft Precision.

1. Basic touchpad features: clicks, scrolling and dragging

Even if you've never used a touchpad, you can learn the basics in 5 minutes, to begin with, the touchpad on Xiaomi laptops supports:

• 🖲️ Single click – a light touch with one pad of the finger (analogue of the left mouse button).
• 🖱️ Right click – touching with two fingers at the same time or tapping in the lower right corner of the panel (depending on the settings).
• 🔄 Scrolling – swipe two fingers up/down (vertically) or left/right (horizontal scrolling).
• 📱 Drag and drop – press and hold one finger, then move the cursor (for example, to move files).

Xiaomi has Tap-to-Click on default, but you can turn it off in the settings. If the touchpad doesn't respond to single taps, check:

1. Open Windows Options → Devices → touchpad.
2. Find the click-touch option and enable it.
3. Make sure that the slider Sensitivity is not at a minimum value.

On Xiaomi laptops with Windows 11, the three-finger gesture upwards by default opens the taskbar, rather than the clipboard history (as on other devices), a unique feature of the manufacturer's firmware.

⚠️ Warning: If the touchpad does not respond to touch at all, check if it is disabled by the Fn keyboard combination. + F6 (phn + F12 — Some RedmiBooks have a separate button with a touchpad icon on the keyboard.

2. Advanced gestures: window and desktop control

The touchpad on Xiaomi laptops supports multi-toe gestures that speed up work with windows and systems.

To enable these gestures on Windows:

1. Go to the settings. → Devices → touchpad.
2. In the three-finger gestures or four-finger gestures section, select the actions you want.
3. For Linux, edit the config. /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf Or use the libinput-gestures utility.

Enable "Gestural with three fingers" in the touchpad settings|Check for Synaptics driver update|Disable conflicting programs (e.g. TouchFreeze)|Reboot your laptop after changes-->

On the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro and RedmiBook Pro 15, a four-finger rotation gesture is supported – it rotates the screen (useful for tablet mode on the Xiaomi Book S).

1. Open "Display Settings" (Win + P).


2. Enable the "Portrait orientation" mode.




3. Return to the touchpad settings and activate the rotation gesture.

⚠️ Attention: On some Xiaomi models, four-finger gestures conflict with mouse drivers.If the touchpad starts to "glut" after connecting a wireless mouse, turn off gestures from 4+ Update the driver with your fingers or Mi Driver Manager.

3. Adjustment of cursor sensitivity and speed

If the cursor moves too slowly or, conversely, flies away from the screen, the problem is sensitivity settings. On Xiaomi laptops, this is regulated in two ways:

Method 1: Through Windows settings

1. Open the settings. → Devices → touchpad.
2. In the Touchpad Sensitivity section, move the slider (optimum value is Medium or High).
3. Activate the option Do not slow down the cursor when typing if the cursor “twitches” during printing.

Method 2: Through the Synaptics control panel (if the driver is installed)

1. Press Win. + R, enter control and select Equipment and sound → Mouse.
2. Go to the Device Settings (or Synaptics) tab.
3. Set up Touch Sensitivity, Pointer Speed and turn off Slowdown when dialing.

For Linux (Libinput-based distributions):

# Checking the current settings


libinput list-devices | grep -A 10 "Touchpad"




Increased cursor speed (example)



xinput set-prop "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "libinput Accel Speed" 0.5

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If the touchpad is too sensitive to casual touches (such as when printing), turn on the option “Disable the touchpad when connecting the mouse” in the Windows settings or use the TouchFreeze utility to automatically disable when typing.

On Xiaomi Book S 12.4 (with Windows 11 Arm), touchpad sensitivity is adjusted separately for tablet and laptop mode.

1. Open the settings. → System system → Touch input.
2. Press Reset touchpad settings.
3. Reset the device.

4. Problem Solving: Touchpad doesn't work, twitches or wilts

If the touchpad on Xiaomi laptop has stopped responding to touch, twitches or behaves unpredictably, the reasons can be both software and hardware.

Problem 1: Touchpad does not respond to touch

• 🔌 Check if the touchpad is disabled by the Fn combination + F6 (or another key in a row F1–F12 touchpad).
• 🔄 Reboot your laptop – sometimes the driver “wilts” after sleep.
• 🔧 Update the touchpad driver through Device Manager: Press Win + X → Device Manager. Deploy the Mouse and other pointing devices. Right-click on Synaptics SMBus TouchPad (or similar) → Update the driver.

Official website of Lenovo

Synaptics

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Problem 2: The cursor is “jumping” or moving in jerks

• 🧹 Clean the surface of the touchpad from fat and dust with a soft cloth (sometimes the sensors work on the dirt).
• ⚡ Turn off charge saving for touchpad: Open Control Panel → Power supply → Power supply circuit setup → Change the additional parameters. Find the settings section USB → Temporary shutdown parameter USB-port and select the Forbidden.

1. Open Device Manager.


2. Right-click on the touchpad → Properties → Driver → Reverse.

Problem 3: Gestures don’t work (scrolling, scaling)

• 🔧 Check if gestures are included in the settings: Options → Devices → touchpad → Additional gesture settings: Make sure all check boxes (e.g., two-finger scroll) are active.

Linux

libinput-gestures

sudo apt install libinput-gestures


libinput-gestures-setup autostart




libinput-gestures-setup start

Windows

Parameters → Annexes → Applications and opportunities → Drop it.

Synaptics

Precision TouchPad

⚠️ Note: Xiaomi laptops with dual-band touchpads (such as Mi Notebook Pro X 15) sometimes get the click zone settings confused. If right click works like left, reinstall the driver from the official website by selecting the version for your model (not universal!).

5 Hidden functions of the touchpad: what can, but does not advertise Xiaomi

The manufacturer doesn't always talk about all the touchpad features, but here are the hidden chips that work on most Xiaomi laptops:

1. Double touch to lock the screen

On some models (such as RedmiBook Pro 14), you can set up a double-touch with three fingers to lock Windows instantly.

1. Open Settings → Accounts → Sign-in options.
2. In Dynamic Lock, enable the option to Allow Windows to automatically lock your device in your absence.
3. Install TouchMe Gesture Studio and assign a 3-finger gesture × 2 on the team rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation.

2. Virtual numerical keyboard

On touchpads with Precision Touchpad support, you can turn on virtual NumPad (useful for digit input without an external keyboard).

1. Press and hold the Fn key.
2. Touch the right side of the touchpad (there will be a backlight with numbers).
3. Touch the areas for input (analogue of the keys Num 1–9, 0,.).

3.Do Not Disturb mode for touchpad

If you often touch the touchpad with your palm while printing, turn on the touch-ignoring mode when typing:

• 🖥️ On Windows: Options → Devices → touchpad → Leave the touchpad on when connecting the mouse (turn off this setting).
• 🐧 On Linux: Add the line to the libinput configuration: Option "DisableWhileTyping" "1"

4. Customization of gestures through third-party utilities

If there are few standard gestures, set:

• 🪄 TouchMe Gesture Studio – allows you to assign any action to the combination of fingers (for example, opening the Conductor with a gesture of four fingers down).
• 🖱️ StrokeIt – to create custom gestures (e.g. drawing the letter M to run Mi Remote).

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On Xiaomi laptops with 12th-generation Intel processors and a newer touchpad, it supports “Haptic Feedback” technology, which is a vibrational response when clicks. To turn it on, upgrade the driver to version 19.5.35.51 or later via Mi Driver Manager.

6.Tachpad optimization for games and graphics programs

The touchpad is rarely used for gaming, but on Xiaomi laptops it can be adapted to:

• 🎮 Controls in games (e.g., strategies or simulators).
• 🎨 Drawings (in Photoshop, Krita).
• 📊 Precise selection of objects (in AutoCAD, Blender).

Setting up for games

1. Turn off the Scrolling using the edges in the touchpad settings (it interferes with accurate guidance).
2. Increase Sensitivity to maximum and turn off Slowing Cursor.
3. Assign gestures to game actions via AutoHotkey: Example: gesture with two fingers to the left = The jump (Space key) #IfWinActive, ahk_exe game.exe TwoFingerSwipeLeft:: Send {Space} return

Setting up for graphics

• 🖌️ Turn on Drawing Mode in the touchpad settings (if any).
• 🔍 Turn off Inert Scrolling (so that the scrolling stops immediately after removing the fingers).
• 🎛️ In Photoshop, adjust the brush settings → Shape dynamics for touchpad work (use pen tilt as an analogue of pressure).

For Blender or 3D-Modeling is useful to designate:

• 🔄 Two fingers up/down - zoom in/out.
• ↔️ Two fingers left/right - rotation of the species.
• 📐 Three fingers left/right - panning.

Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro X with screen 3.5K The touchpad supports pressure (similar to Apple Force Touch) to use in graphics programs:

1. Install the Wacom Feel Driver (compatible with some Xiaomi models).
2. In the brush settings, select Pressure. → touchpad.

7.Tachpad alternatives: When to use a mouse or feather

Despite all the advantages, the touchpad is not always optimal, and here are some cases where it is best to switch to a mouse or stylus:

If you frequently work with graphics or video, consider:

• 🖱️ Wireless mouse (e.g. Xiaomi Mi Bluetooth Mouse or Logitech) MX Master).
• ✍️ Stylus (for Xiaomi Book S 12.4 is suitable for Microsoft Surface Pen).
• 🖥️ External graphics tablet (e.g. XP-Pen Deco 01).

On the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro and RedmiBook Pro, the touchpad supports Bluetooth stylus connectivity (such as the Mi Smart Pen).

1. Connect the pen through the settings → Devices → Adding Bluetooth.
2. In the touchpad settings, turn on the option Pen Mode.
3. In graphics programs, select Entering → stylus.

⚠️ Note: On Xiaomi laptops with processors AMD Ryzen 5000/6000 (For example, RedmiBook Pro 15 2022) The touchpad may conflict with the stylus when used simultaneously, in which case, disable the touchpad while using the pen via Fn. + F6.

FAQ: Frequent questions about touchpad on Xiaomi