How do I detect if a device is touch-enabled in c# for a WinForms app on Windows Embedded Standard 7

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Below code works fine on Windows 7 but not on Windows Embedded Standard 7 :

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll")]
    public static extern int GetSystemMetrics(int nIndex);

    public static bool isTouchEnabled()
    {
        int MAXTOUCHES_INDEX = 0x95;
        int maxTouches = GetSystemMetrics(MAXTOUCHES_INDEX);

        return maxTouches > 0;
    }

in WinUser.h the value is #define SM_MAXIMUMTOUCHES 95 decimal, not hexadecimal 0x95 — Jinjinov, Dec 01 '16 at 13:21

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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You can try this:

var hasTouch = Windows.Devices.Input
              .PointerDevice.GetPointerDevices()
              .Any(p => p.PointerDeviceType == Windows.Devices.Input.PointerDeviceType.Touch);

For more check this reference

edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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answered Dec 30 '15 at 05:41

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for Windows.Devices.Input.PointerDevice.GetPointerDevices() Minimum supported client is Windows 8 [link](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/apps/br225637) – pankaj Dec 30 '15 at 05:51

How do I detect if a device is touch-enabled in c# for a WinForms app on Windows Embedded Standard 7

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