Enable or Disable Pinch to Zoom on Windows 11 Touchpad

This post shows students and new users how to turn pinch to zoom on or off on the touchpad in Windows 11. This feature uses your device’s touchpad and allows you to zoom in or out of a picture by moving two fingers toward or away from each other.

If your Windows 11 device has a built-in precision touchpad, you can change its settings to allow click actions that mimic wired or wireless mouse actions.

Windows also lets users turn off or disable these actions from the Settings app. If you have a mouse connected to your laptop and would instead use it, turning off the touchpad actions will save you some annoyance.

Other settings one can perform on the device’s touchpad are; turning on or off the on-screen touchpad, using touchpad gestures, turning off touchpad clicks, tapping the touchpad with a singer’s finger to single-click, enabling two fingers on the touchpad to right-click, tapping twice and drag to multi-select item, changing touchpad cursor speed or disable your device touchpad altogether and more.

Below is how to turn pinch on or off to zoom on the touchpad in Windows 11.

How to enable or disable Pinch to zoom on the touchpad in Windows 11

As mentioned above, Windows lets you pinch to zoom using your device’s touchpad. This feature uses your device’s touchpad and allows you to zoom in or out of a picture by moving two fingers toward or away from each other.

Below is how to turn on that feature in Windows 11.

Windows 11 has a centralized location for the majority of its settings app. From system configurations to creating new users and updating Windows, all can be done from the System Settings pane.

To get to System Settings, you can use the Windows key + I shortcut or click on Start ==> Settings, as shown in the image below:

Alternatively, you can use the search box on the taskbar and search for Settings. Then select to open it.

Windows Settings pane should look similar to the image below. In Windows Settings, click Bluetooth & devices and select the Touchpad tile on the right.

On the Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad settings pane, under Gestures & interaction, select the scroll & zoom tile to expand.

Under Scroll & zoom, check (On – default) or uncheck the box next to the tile “Pinch to zoom” to enable or disable this feature.

That should do it!

Conclusion:

• Pinch to zoom on the touchpad in Windows 11 is a convenient feature for users who prefer touchpad gestures for zooming in or out of pictures.
• By accessing the System Settings, users can easily enable or disable the pinch to zoom feature within the Touchpad settings.
• Windows 11 offers a centralized location for various settings, including touchpad gestures and interactions, making it user-friendly to customize touchpad behavior.