How to Turn On or Off Drag Two Fingers to Scroll on Touchpad in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the two-finger drag scroll feature on your touchpad in Windows 11.

If your Windows 11 device (like a laptop) has a built-in precision touchpad, you can easily turn this feature on or off.

Option One

Turn On or Off Drag Two Fingers to Scroll in Settings

1. Open Settings by pressing Win+I.
2. Click on Bluetooth & devices on the left side. Then click on Touchpad on the right side.

 Open Touchpad settings

3. Click on Scroll & zoom to expand it. (see screenshot below step 4)
4. Check (turn on – default) or uncheck (turn off) the Drag two fingers to scroll option for what you want.
5. You can now close Settings.

Option Two

Turn On or Off Drag Two Fingers to Scroll Using Registry

Turn On “Drag two fingers to scroll”

This is the default setting.

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad" /v PanEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0xFFFFFFFF /f

Turn Off “Drag two fingers to scroll”

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad" /v PanEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Summary

You now know how to turn the two-finger drag scroll feature on or off for your touchpad in Windows 11. You can use the Settings app for an easy method or the Registry for more advanced control. Choose the option that works best for you.