How to Turn On or Off Pinch to Zoom on Touchpad in Windows 11
You can turn the pinch to zoom feature on or off for your Windows 11 touchpad directly within the Settings app.
Pinch to zoom is a handy gesture that lets you make content on your screen bigger or smaller. You do this by spreading two fingers apart or pinching them together on your touchpad.
This setting is usually found within your device’s touchpad options, particularly if you have a ‘precision touchpad.’ This is a type of touchpad that Microsoft has used since Windows 10.
To adjust this, you’ll navigate to the Touchpad section in Windows 11 Settings and find the specific zoom option.
Go to Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad. Expand “Scroll & zoom” and then check or uncheck “Pinch to zoom” to enable or disable it.
Option One
Turn On or Off Pinch to Zoom on Touchpad in Settings
- Open Settings by pressing
Win+I. - Click on Bluetooth & devices on the left side. Then click on Touchpad on the right side. (see screenshot below)
- Click on Scroll & zoom to expand it open. (see screenshot below step 4)
- Check (on – default) or uncheck (off) Pinch to zoom for what you want. (see screenshot below)
- You can now close Settings if you like.
Option Two
Turn On or Off Pinch to Zoom on Touchpad Using Registry
Registry Editor Method (Requires Administrator Access)
Turn On “Pinch to zoom”
This is the default setting.
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad" /v ZoomEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0xFFFFFFFF /f
Turn Off “Pinch to zoom”
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad" /v ZoomEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Summary
You now know two ways to control pinch to zoom on your touchpad in Windows 11. The most common way is through the Settings app. Head to ‘Bluetooth & devices,’ then ‘Touchpad,’ expand ‘Scroll & zoom,’ and check or uncheck ‘Pinch to zoom.’ If you prefer using the registry, you can change a specific setting. To enable pinch to zoom, set the ‘ZoomEnabled’ value to ‘ffffffff.’ To disable it, set it to ‘00000000.’ Both methods work on precision touchpads in Windows 11.
How to pinch zoom with trackpad?
And choose general activate force enable pinch to zoom on touchpad. And then Click. Okay. Now the pinch to zoom gestures will work without pressing any other key duh.
How do I zoom in on a touch pad?
While many smartphones and tablets use a “pinch” gesture (bringing two fingers together) to zoom in and out, this does not work on most touchpads. On a touchpad, only the sliding motion (up for zooming in and down for zooming out) will work. So remember: Sliding Up = Zoom In.
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