How to Turn On or Off Tap Twice and Drag on Touchpad to Multi-Select in Windows 11

This guide shows you how to turn on or off tap twice and drag on your touchpad to multi-select in Windows 11.

If your Windows 11 device has a built-in precision touchpad, you can control its tap settings. This feature lets you choose what works best for you.

Reference:

Precision touchpad tuning (touchpad-tuning-guidelines) – This page has information about touchpad tuning in Windows 10 and newer versions.

Option One

Turn On or Off Tap Twice and Drag Using Settings

1. Open Settings by pressing Win+I.
2. Click on Bluetooth & devices on the left side. Then click on Touchpad on the right side. (See screenshot below)
3.  Open Touchpad settings
4. Click on Taps to expand the section. (See screenshot below step 4)
5. Check the box (on – default) or uncheck the box (off) next to Tap twice and drag to multi-select based on what you want. (See screenshot below)
6. You can now close Settings.

Option Two

Turn On or Off Tap Twice and Drag Using Registry

To turn on “Tap twice and drag to multi-select”:

This is the default setting.

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad" /v TapAndDrag /t REG_DWORD /d 4294967295 /f

To turn off “Tap twice and drag to multi-select”:

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad" /v TapAndDrag /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Summary

You can easily control the tap twice and drag feature on your Windows 11 touchpad. Use Settings for a simple approach, or use the Registry if you prefer command-line methods. The feature is on by default, but you can turn it off anytime based on your preference.