How to Disable Edge Swipe in Windows 11
Edge swipe gestures in Windows 11 let you quickly open menus by swiping from the screen’s edge.
Swiping from the left edge opens the Widgets panel, while swiping from the right edge brings up the Notification Center. These gestures are handy but can sometimes pop up by accident.
Disabling Edge swipe gestures stops these accidental actions, making your touchscreen only respond to intentional taps and drags. This is especially useful if you find yourself triggering them by mistake while using a stylus.
Disable edge swipe in Windows 11 by going to Settings Bluetooth & devices Touch and toggling off gestures, or by using the Local Group Policy Editor or Registry Editor to modify the “Allow Edge swipe” setting. These methods prevent accidental menu openings from screen edges.
Disable via Windows Settings
You can often manage gestures through the Windows 11 settings menu to disable edge swipe.
Touchpad vs. Touchscreen
It’s important to know the difference between your touchpad and touchscreen when you want to disable edge swipe.
Disable Edge Swipe using Group Policy
You can disable edge swipe Windows 11 using the Local Group Policy Editor if your account has administrator rights. This built-in tool lets you turn off the screen edge gesture with a single policy change, stopping menus from popping up by mistake when you touch the sides of your screen.
- Open the Local Group Policy Editor by searching for "Edit group policy" in the Start menu.
windows 11 edit group policy - In the left menu, go to this path:
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Edge UI - On the right side, double-click
Allow Edge swipe.
windows 11 disable or enable screen edge swipe - To turn it off, select Disabled. To turn it on, select Enabled.
windows 11 enable allow edge swipe - Click OK and close the editor.
Disable Edge Swipe using the Registry
You can disable edge swipe Windows 11 by editing the Windows Registry if you use Windows Home and do not have the Group Policy Editor. This method requires changing a specific system key to turn off touch gestures from the screen edges, and you should back up your registry before making changes.
- Press the Windows key + R on your keyboard.
- Type
regeditin the box and press Enter.
run windows registry - Go to this folder path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EdgeUI - Find the
AllowEdgeSwipevalue. Double-click it and set it to0to turn it off.
windows 11 disable allow edge swipe - Finally, restart Windows Explorer, or restart your PC to save your changes.
Troubleshooting Persistent Gestures
If your edge swipe gestures keep re-enabling after an update, you can troubleshoot by checking drivers and reapplying policy settings.
Summary
You can turn off the edge swipe feature in Windows 11 using standard settings, Group Policy, or the Registry if it's causing accidental menu openings.
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I’m on Windows 11 21H2 22000.739 and the registry entry doesn’t exist (anymore?)
I’ve tried searching the registry for it, but to no avail, and all articles I can find on Google seem to reference this same solution.
This doesn’t work. The key is there and set to 0 but didn’t stop the left edge swipe.
same issue here, did you ever figure it out?
said key is no longer there