How to Turn On or Off Tap Touchpad with Two Fingers to Right-Click in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the two-finger tap to right-click feature on your touchpad in Windows 11.
If your Windows 11 device (like a laptop) has a built-in precision touchpad, you can control this taps feature. You can turn it on or off based on what works best for you.
Reference:
Precision touchpad tuning (touchpad-tuning-guidelines) – This topic presents information about touchpad tuning capabilities in Windows 10 and beyond on learn.microsoft.com
Option 1Using Settings
Turn On or Off Tap Touchpad with Two Fingers to Right-Click in Settings
- Open Settings (⊞ Win+I).
- Click on Bluetooth & devices on the left side. Then click on Touchpad on the right side.
- Click on Taps to expand that section open.
- Check the box (on – this is the default) or uncheck the box next to Tap with two fingers to right-click based on what you want.
- You can now close Settings.
Option 2Using Registry Editor
Turn On or Off Tap Touchpad with Two Fingers to Right-Click Using Registry
Turn On “Tap with two fingers to right-click”
This is the default setting.
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad" /v TwoFingerTapEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0xFFFFFFFF /f
Turn Off “Tap with two fingers to right-click”
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad" /v TwoFingerTapEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Summary
You can easily control the two-finger tap to right-click feature on your Windows 11 touchpad. Use the Settings app for a simple approach, or use the Registry Editor if you prefer a more advanced method. Both options give you the same result.
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