Windows 10 - How do I test touch events without a touchscreen?

Microsoft.Windows.Simulator.exe is no longer part of Visual Studio 2022.

If you need simulator then install Visual Studio 2019 and UWP feature.


Microsoft.Windows.Simulator.exe

Located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Simulator\16.0\Microsoft.Windows.Simulator.exe

The Simulator has modes that allow for basic touch events using the mouse, as well as pinch-to-zoom, and 2 finger rotation. It simulates your current Windows machine so you can even open up your code in VS, run your app, and set breakpoints that would normally only hit when using touch events.


Edit: based on the comment of Luishg, you need to install both Visual Studio and the Visual Studio UWP package for the Simulator to be installed.

Simulator