Enable or Disable Touch by Finger on Touch Screen in Windows 11

What is a Touchscreen?

A touchscreen is a screen that lets you control your device by touching it directly — no mouse or keyboard needed. You can tap, swipe, or pinch with your fingers to do things.

If your laptop, tablet, or PC has a touchscreen, you can choose to disable touch input from your fingers. You can still use other ways to interact, like using a stylus pen.

Why Would You Want to Do This?

Sometimes you might want to turn off finger touch. Maybe you use a stylus pen and don’t want accidental finger touches. Or perhaps you prefer using your keyboard and mouse instead.

What Happens When You Change This?

When you disable finger touch, your screen will no longer respond to your fingers. However, your stylus pen will still work. You can also still use your keyboard and mouse.

Note: This change will not affect the lock screen or sign-in screen. You will still be able to use touch there.

By default, your touchscreen allows finger touch. No changes are needed to keep it working.

How to Disable Touch by Finger

Follow these steps to stop your screen from reacting to finger touches:

1. Open the Registry Editor. Press the Windows key and R together. Type regedit and press Enter. %%SC0%%
2. ⚠️ ADMIN REQUIRED: You may need permission to make changes. Click Yes if asked.
3. Run this command in Command Prompt (as administrator): reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Wisp\Touch" /v TouchGate /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
4. Restart your PC to make sure the change works.

How to Enable Touch by Finger Again

If you want to turn finger touch back on, run this command in Command Prompt (as administrator):

reg delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Wisp\Touch" /v TouchGate /f

Then restart your PC.

Important Tips

• Editing the Windows Registry changes how your computer works. Be careful and follow the steps exactly.
• If you’re not comfortable editing the registry, ask someone for help.
• This change only affects your user account. Other users on the same PC won’t be affected.
• If you make a mistake, you can undo it by running the enable command.

Need More Help?

Microsoft Support

How to Disable Touchscreen on Windows 10/11 (Laptop Mag Tutorial)

Summary

You can turn off finger touch on your Windows 11 touchscreen while keeping your stylus pen working. Use the registry command to disable it, or run the delete command to turn it back on. Remember to restart your PC after making changes. This only affects your user account, not other users on your computer.