How to Turn On or Off Drag Two Fingers to Scroll on Touchpad in Windows 11
Dragging two fingers to scroll on a Windows 11 touchpad is a built-in gesture that lets you move up and down long pages without touching the mouse or using scroll bars. Most Windows 11 laptops support this two-finger swipe right out of the box.
You can turn this feature on or off in a few seconds through the Windows 11 Settings app .
Go to Settings Bluetooth & devices Touchpad. Expand Scroll & zoom, then check or uncheck “Drag two fingers to scroll.
Turn On or Off Drag Two Fingers to Scroll in Settings
- Open Settings by pressing
Win+I. - Click on Bluetooth & devices on the left side. Then click on Touchpad on the right side.
Press Win+I to open the Settings app, then click Bluetooth & devices in the left-hand menu. Select Touchpad. Locate the Scroll & zoom section to find the option.
- Click on Scroll & zoom to expand it. (see screenshot below step 4)
- Check (turn on – default) or uncheck (turn off) the Drag two fingers to scroll option for what you want.
- You can now close Settings.
Option Two
Turn On or Off Drag Two Fingers to Scroll Using Registry
Advanced users can modify the Windows Registry directly to toggle this behavior. Running a quick command in Command Prompt (the built-in command-line interpreter) handles the modification automatically. This alters the underlying registry value to enable or disable the feature.
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
Enabling or disabling the two-finger drag scroll feature on a Windows 11 touchpad takes only moments. The Settings app provides a graphical method, while the Registry offers alternative control. Choosing the right path depends on personal preference.
How do I turn on two fingers to scroll?
This setting controls whether a downward swipe moves the content up or down.
How do I turn off two finger scrolling?
Navigate to the Gestures & interaction section during step four, then click to expand Scroll & zoom. Step five involves clearing the check box next to Drag two fingers to scroll.
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