How to Turn On or Off Drag Two Fingers to Scroll on Touchpad in Windows 11
You can turn on or off the two-finger scroll gesture on your Windows 11 touchpad by adjusting a simple setting.
This feature allows you to scroll through documents and web pages by dragging two fingers across your touchpad.
Windows 11 makes managing this gesture straightforward, whether you’re using a laptop with a precision touchpad or a compatible external one.
Specifically, you’ll find this option within your Windows 11 settings-app-in-windows-11/" class="sal-link" rel="noopener" target="_blank" data-sal-id="42944">Settings app under the “Touchpad” section.
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.
- 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
Turn On “Drag two fingers to scroll”
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
You now know how to turn the two-finger drag scroll feature on or off for your touchpad in Windows 11. You can use the Settings app for an easy method or the Registry for more advanced control. Choose the option that works best for you.
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