Digitizer Drivers for Windows Touch and Pen-Based Computers

Updated: October 21, 2010

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This paper provides information about digitizer drivers for Windows® Touch and pen-based computers for the Windows family of operating systems. Windows Touch is the name for the touch and multitouch capabilities that are built into the Windows platform. The paper also describes how Window interfaces with digitizer drivers for human interface devices (HID) and includes guidelines for driver writers.

This information applies for the following operating systems:
Windows 7
Windows Vista

What's New:

• Revised to clarify Touch requirements for Windows Vista.

• Revised after multitouch HID specification proposal ratified.

• Revised to highlight Windows 7 Touch technology.

• Previously titled "Digitizer Drivers for Touch, Multitouch, and Pen Devices."

Included in this white paper:

• Touch Digitizer Drivers

• Multitouch Digitizer Drivers

• Pen Digitizer Drivers

• Reporting Physical Dimensions

• Top-level Collection Guidance

• Capability Discovery and Configuration

• Touch and Pen Support