How to Turn On or Off Drag Two Fingers to Scroll on Touchpad in Windows 11
Turning the two-finger scroll on or off in Windows 11 lets you control how you scroll through pages using your touchpad.
This feature allows you to glide through documents, websites, and other content by swiping two fingers up or down on the touchpad surface.
Windows 11 provides this handy option directly within the Settings app, usually found under the Touchpad tab.
You can easily adjust this setting on most Windows 11 laptops, whether they have a built-in precision touchpad or an external compatible one.
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.
Use the Settings app to turn two-finger scroll on or off in Windows 11. Open Settings, then navigate to Bluetooth & devices. Click on Touchpad. Look for 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
If you’re comfortable editing the Windows Registry, you can change the two-finger scroll setting using a command. This approach involves running a specific command in the Command Prompt. The command modifies a 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
Now you know how to enable or disable the two-finger drag scroll feature on your Windows 11 touchpad. You can use the Settings app for a quick method or the Registry for more advanced control. Pick the approach that suits you best.
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?
In Step four, navigate to the Gestures & interaction section, and click to expand Scroll & zoom. Step five, click to remove the check mark in the box next to Drag two fingers to scroll.
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