One of Windows 7′s touted features is it’s touchscren capabilities but it is not enabled by default in the Windows 7 beta. The good news however for those that want to give it a try and own a touchscreen computer you can get the drivers via Windows Update. You will probably need to run Windows Update manually and even select the drivers in the optional updates section but it should contain the drivers you need as long as you are using a popular model.
The Windows blog points out that many of the applications in Windows 7 have been designed with touch in mind. Many applications have gestures enabled that allows you to access features such as right clicking but using an upward motion for items on the taskbar.
I know many people that have touchscreen computers but they have been slow to catch on and will probably continue to face obstacles as devices such as Google’s Android, iPhone and Palm Pre become popular. It looks like touchscreens have a place but it’s in devices that are much smaller than a notebook computer.
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