How to Turn On or Off Press Lower Right Corner of Touchpad to Right-Click in Windows 11
You can enable or disable the “press lower right corner of the touchpad to right-click” function in Windows 11 using the Settings app.
This feature lets you right-click by pressing the bottom-right part of your laptop’s touchpad.
This setting is available for devices with a precision touchpad, which is standard on most new Windows 11 laptops and offers better gesture control.
The Windows 11 touchpad setting option allows users to choose if pressing the lower right corner of the touchpad performs a right-click. This touchpad feature gives users direct control over interaction with their Windows 11 PC, allowing a right-click with one tap.
How to Change Your Touchpad Right-Click Setting
Option 1Option One: Using Settings
You can turn the Windows 11 touchpad right-click feature on or off easily using the Settings app. This lets you decide if tapping the lower right corner of your touchpad acts as a right-click.- Open Settings (⊞ Win+I).
- Click on Bluetooth & devices on the left side. Then click on Touchpad on the right side. (see screenshot below)
- Click on Taps to expand the options.
- Check the box to turn on or uncheck the box to turn off Press the lower right corner of the touchpad to right-click. (see screenshot below)
- You can close Settings when you’re done.
Option 2Using Registry Files
If you’re comfortable with advanced computer settings, you can change how the Windows 11 touchpad right-click works by editing the registry. This method lets you control the touchpad’s right-click zone directly.
This is the default setting.
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad" /v RightClickZoneEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0xFFFFFFFF /f
To Turn Off “Press the lower right corner of the touchpad to right-click”
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad" /v RightClickZoneEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Summary
You’ve learned two ways to control the Windows 11 touchpad right-click feature: using the simple Settings menu or by making changes in the registry.
How do I right click on the 🪟 Windows 11 touchpad?
To right-click using a touchpad, press the bottom right corner. To left-click, tap anywhere on the touchpad, or press the bottom left corner.
How to disable right click on touchpad 🪟 Windows 11?
You can also open Settings by pressing the Windows key and the ‘I’ key at the same time.
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