diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/vendor/jquery/jquery.ui.touch-punch.js b/src/js/_enqueues/vendor/jquery/jquery.ui.touch-punch.js
index e10607a8f10f2..b38d3128e0b21 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/vendor/jquery/jquery.ui.touch-punch.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/vendor/jquery/jquery.ui.touch-punch.js
@@ -1,11 +1,246 @@
 /*!
- * jQuery UI Touch Punch 0.2.2
+ * jQuery UI Touch Punch 1.0.8 as modified by RWAP Software
+ * based on original touchpunch v0.2.3 which has not been updated since 2014
  *
- * Copyright 2011, Dave Furfero
+ * Updates by RWAP Software to take account of various suggested changes on the original code issues
+ * Branch is from https://github.com/RWAP/jquery-ui-touch-punch/blob/master/jquery.ui.touch-punch.js
+ * Code designed to replicate jQuery UI mouse controls on a range of touch devices
+ *
+ * Original: https://github.com/furf/jquery-ui-touch-punch
+ * Copyright 2011–2014, Dave Furfero
  * Dual licensed under the MIT or GPL Version 2 licenses.
  *
+ * Fork: https://github.com/RWAP/jquery-ui-touch-punch
+ *
  * Depends:
- *  jquery.ui.widget.js
- *  jquery.ui.mouse.js
+ * jquery.ui.widget.js
+ * jquery.ui.mouse.js
  */
-(function(b){b.support.touch="ontouchend" in document;if(!b.support.touch){return}var c=b.ui.mouse.prototype,e=c._mouseInit,a;function d(g,h){if(g.originalEvent.touches.length>1){return}g.preventDefault();var i=g.originalEvent.changedTouches[0],f=document.createEvent("MouseEvents");f.initMouseEvent(h,true,true,window,1,i.screenX,i.screenY,i.clientX,i.clientY,false,false,false,false,0,null);g.target.dispatchEvent(f)}c._touchStart=function(g){var f=this;if(a||!f._mouseCapture(g.originalEvent.changedTouches[0])){return}a=true;f._touchMoved=false;d(g,"mouseover");d(g,"mousemove");d(g,"mousedown")};c._touchMove=function(f){if(!a){return}this._touchMoved=true;d(f,"mousemove")};c._touchEnd=function(f){if(!a){return}d(f,"mouseup");d(f,"mouseout");if(!this._touchMoved){d(f,"click")}a=false};c._mouseInit=function(){var f=this;f.element.bind("touchstart",b.proxy(f,"_touchStart")).bind("touchmove",b.proxy(f,"_touchMove")).bind("touchend",b.proxy(f,"_touchEnd"));e.call(f)}})(jQuery);
\ No newline at end of file
+
+(function( factory ) {
+    if ( typeof define === "function" && define.amd ) {
+
+        // AMD. Register as an anonymous module.
+        define([ "jquery", "jquery-ui" ], factory );
+    } else {
+
+        // Browser globals
+        factory( jQuery );
+    }
+}(function ($) {
+
+  // Detect touch support - Windows Surface devices and other touch devices
+  $.support.mspointer = window.navigator.msPointerEnabled;		
+  $.support.touch = ( 'ontouchstart' in document
+   	|| 'ontouchstart' in window
+   	|| window.TouchEvent
+   	|| (window.DocumentTouch && document instanceof DocumentTouch)
+   	|| navigator.maxTouchPoints > 0
+   	|| navigator.msMaxTouchPoints > 0
+  );
+
+  // Ignore browsers without touch or mouse support
+  if ((!$.support.touch && !$.support.mspointer) || !$.ui.mouse) {
+	return;
+  }
+
+  var mouseProto = $.ui.mouse.prototype,
+      _mouseInit = mouseProto._mouseInit,
+      _mouseDestroy = mouseProto._mouseDestroy,
+      touchHandled;
+
+    /**
+    * Get the x,y position of a touch event
+    * @param {Object} event A touch event
+    */
+    function getTouchCoords (event) {
+        return {
+            x: event.originalEvent.changedTouches[0].pageX,
+            y: event.originalEvent.changedTouches[0].pageY
+        };
+    }
+
+  /**
+   * Simulate a mouse event based on a corresponding touch event
+   * @param {Object} event A touch event
+   * @param {String} simulatedType The corresponding mouse event
+   */
+  function simulateMouseEvent (event, simulatedType) {
+
+    // Ignore multi-touch events
+    if (event.originalEvent.touches.length > 1) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Prevent "Ignored attempt to cancel a touchmove event with cancelable=false" errors
+    if (event.cancelable) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }
+
+    var touch = event.originalEvent.changedTouches[0],
+        simulatedEvent = document.createEvent('MouseEvents');
+
+    // Initialize the simulated mouse event using the touch event's coordinates
+    simulatedEvent.initMouseEvent(
+      simulatedType,    // type
+      true,             // bubbles
+      true,             // cancelable
+      window,           // view
+      1,                // detail
+      touch.screenX,    // screenX
+      touch.screenY,    // screenY
+      touch.clientX,    // clientX
+      touch.clientY,    // clientY
+      false,            // ctrlKey
+      false,            // altKey
+      false,            // shiftKey
+      false,            // metaKey
+      0,                // button
+      null              // relatedTarget
+    );
+
+    // Dispatch the simulated event to the target element
+    event.target.dispatchEvent(simulatedEvent);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Handle the jQuery UI widget's touchstart events
+   * @param {Object} event The widget element's touchstart event
+   */
+  mouseProto._touchStart = function (event) {
+
+    var self = this;
+
+    // Interaction time
+    this._startedMove = event.timeStamp;
+
+    // Track movement to determine if interaction was a click
+    self._startPos = getTouchCoords(event);
+
+    // Ignore the event if another widget is already being handled
+    if (touchHandled || !self._mouseCapture(event.originalEvent.changedTouches[0])) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Set the flag to prevent other widgets from inheriting the touch event
+    touchHandled = true;
+
+    // Track movement to determine if interaction was a click
+    self._touchMoved = false;
+
+    // Simulate the mouseover event
+    simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mouseover');
+
+    // Simulate the mousemove event
+    simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mousemove');
+
+    // Simulate the mousedown event
+    simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mousedown');
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Handle the jQuery UI widget's touchmove events
+   * @param {Object} event The document's touchmove event
+   */
+  mouseProto._touchMove = function (event) {
+
+    // Ignore event if not handled
+    if (!touchHandled) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Interaction was moved
+    this._touchMoved = true;
+
+    // Simulate the mousemove event
+    simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mousemove');
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Handle the jQuery UI widget's touchend events
+   * @param {Object} event The document's touchend event
+   */
+  mouseProto._touchEnd = function (event) {
+
+    // Ignore event if not handled
+    if (!touchHandled) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Simulate the mouseup event
+    simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mouseup');
+
+    // Simulate the mouseout event
+    simulateMouseEvent(event, 'mouseout');
+
+    // If the touch interaction did not move, it should trigger a click
+    // Check for this in two ways - length of time of simulation and distance moved
+    // Allow for Apple Stylus to be used also
+    var timeMoving = event.timeStamp - this._startedMove;
+    if (!this._touchMoved || timeMoving < 500) {
+        // Simulate the click event
+        simulateMouseEvent(event, 'click');
+    } else {
+      var endPos = getTouchCoords(event);
+      if ((Math.abs(endPos.x - this._startPos.x) < 10) && (Math.abs(endPos.y - this._startPos.y) < 10)) {
+
+          // If the touch interaction did not move, it should trigger a click
+          if (!this._touchMoved || event.originalEvent.changedTouches[0].touchType === 'stylus') {
+              // Simulate the click event
+              simulateMouseEvent(event, 'click');
+          }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Unset the flag to determine the touch movement stopped
+    this._touchMoved = false;
+
+    // Unset the flag to allow other widgets to inherit the touch event
+    touchHandled = false;
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * A duck punch of the $.ui.mouse _mouseInit method to support touch events.
+   * This method extends the widget with bound touch event handlers that
+   * translate touch events to mouse events and pass them to the widget's
+   * original mouse event handling methods.
+   */
+  mouseProto._mouseInit = function () {
+
+    var self = this;
+	  
+    // Microsoft Surface Support = remove original touch Action
+    if ($.support.mspointer) {
+      self.element[0].style.msTouchAction = 'none';
+    }	  
+
+    // Delegate the touch handlers to the widget's element
+    self.element.on({
+      touchstart: $.proxy(self, '_touchStart'),
+      touchmove: $.proxy(self, '_touchMove'),
+      touchend: $.proxy(self, '_touchEnd')
+    });
+
+    // Call the original $.ui.mouse init method
+    _mouseInit.call(self);
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Remove the touch event handlers
+   */
+  mouseProto._mouseDestroy = function () {
+
+    var self = this;
+
+    // Delegate the touch handlers to the widget's element
+    self.element.off({
+      touchstart: $.proxy(self, '_touchStart'),
+      touchmove: $.proxy(self, '_touchMove'),
+      touchend: $.proxy(self, '_touchEnd')
+    });
+
+    // Call the original $.ui.mouse destroy method
+    _mouseDestroy.call(self);
+  };
+
+}));
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 4384c7c10ed2a..465ed8e26315c 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( $scripts ) {
 	$scripts->add( 'jquery-serialize-object', '/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.serialize-object.js', array( 'jquery' ), '0.2-wp', 1 );
 	$scripts->add( 'jquery-hotkeys', "/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.hotkeys$suffix.js", array( 'jquery' ), '0.0.2m', 1 );
 	$scripts->add( 'jquery-table-hotkeys', "/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.table-hotkeys$suffix.js", array( 'jquery', 'jquery-hotkeys' ), false, 1 );
-	$scripts->add( 'jquery-touch-punch', '/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.ui.touch-punch.js', array( 'jquery-ui-core', 'jquery-ui-mouse' ), '0.2.2', 1 );
+	$scripts->add( 'jquery-touch-punch', '/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.ui.touch-punch.js', array( 'jquery-ui-core', 'jquery-ui-mouse' ), '1.0.8', 1 );
 
 	// Not used any more, registered for backward compatibility.
 	$scripts->add( 'suggest', "/wp-includes/js/jquery/suggest$suffix.js", array( 'jquery' ), '1.1-20110113', 1 );