How to Turn On or Off Drag Two Fingers to Scroll on Touchpad in Windows 11
Want to control the two-finger scroll gesture on your Windows 11 touchpad? You can adjust a setting to turn it on or off.
This feature lets you scroll through documents and web pages by dragging two fingers across your touchpad.
Windows 11 makes managing this gesture flexible, whether you’re on a laptop with a precision touchpad (a type of touchpad designed for more accurate input) or using a compatible external one.
Specifically, you’ll find this option within your Windows 11 Settings app under the “Touchpad” section.
Go to Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad. Expand Scroll & zoom, then check or uncheck “Drag two fingers to scroll.
Option One
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.
You can easily turn on or off two finger scroll in Windows 11 directly through the Settings app.
- 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 prefer using the Registry Editor, you can turn on or off two finger scroll in Windows 11 by changing a specific setting.
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 get the two-finger drag scroll feature working – or disable it – 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?
You can choose whether a downward swipe scrolls up or down.
How do I turn off two finger scrolling?
Step four, navigate to the Gestures & interaction section, then 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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