How to Enable or Disable Pen Press and Hold for Right-clicking in Windows 11
You enable or disable the pen’s press and hold feature for right-clicking in Windows 11 through its Settings app.
This setting lets you control whether holding your pen tip down on the screen performs the same action as a right-click on your mouse.
This functionality is particularly useful when you’re using a stylus for drawing, note-taking, or navigating your PC, allowing for quicker access to context menus.
For instance, in recent builds like Windows 11 build 26120.3671 (Beta 24H2), Microsoft introduced more granular control over this feature.
Go to Settings, then Bluetooth & devices, and select Pen & Windows Ink. Toggle the ‘Enable press and hold to perform a right-click equivalent’ option to turn the feature on or off. This setting controls if holding your pen tip down acts as a right-click.
Option One
Enable or Disable Pen Press and Hold for Right-clicking in Settings
You can easily turn the pen press and hold for right-clicking on or off in Windows 11 using the Settings app.
- Open Settings by pressing ⊞ Win+I.
- On the left side, click Bluetooth & devices. On the right side, click Pen & Windows Ink.
- Click Additional pen settings to expand it.
- Check the box (to enable) or uncheck the box (to disable) Enable press and hold to perform a right-click equivalent. Choose what you want.
- You can now close Settings.
Option Two
Enable or Disable Pen Press and Hold for Right-clicking in Control Panel
You can also change the pen press and hold for right-clicking setting using the Control Panel.Option Three
Enable or Disable Pen Press and Hold for Right-clicking Using Registry
- [Admin Required] Open Windows Terminal as an administrator and run one of the commands below.
For advanced users, you can change the pen press and hold for right-clicking setting in Windows 11 by editing the Registry.
This is the default setting.
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Wisp\Pen\SysEventParameters" /v HoldMode /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /fDisable Pen Press and Hold for Right-clicking
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Wisp\Pen\SysEventParameters" /v HoldMode /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /fSummary
You’ve learned three ways to control the pen press and hold feature for right-clicking in Windows 11: through Settings, Control Panel, or the Registry.
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