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How to Enable or Disable Touch Indicator in Windows 11

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Feb 21, 2026 Updated Mar 29, 2026 4 min read

How to Enable or Disable Touch Indicator in Windows 11

You can enable or disable the touch indicator in Windows 11 to show or hide a small circle that appears where you touch the screen.

This touch indicator confirms your taps and gestures, especially helpful on touch-enabled devices like laptops and tablets. It’s a setting that affects how your touch input is visually represented.

You can customize its appearance, even making the circle larger and darker for better visibility.

This tutorial shows you how to find and toggle this feature within Windows 11’s settings. For instance, you can access it through the Ease of Access settings.

⚡ Quick Answer

Open Settings, navigate to Accessibility, then Mouse pointer and touch, and toggle the Touch indicator option. Alternatively, open Control Panel, click Pen and Touch, select the Touch tab, and check or uncheck “Show visual feedback when touching the screen.

What is a Touchscreen?

A touchscreen is the part of your device’s screen that senses your fingers or a pen. Instead of using a mouse, you can tap, swipe, or pinch right on the screen to control your device.

Option 1Turn On or Off Touch Indicator Using Settings

Press Windows key + I on your keyboard to open Settings.
On the left side, click Accessibility.
On the right side, click Mouse pointer and touch.
Find the Touch indicator option and turn it On or Off as you like.
If you turn it On, you can also check the box for Make the circle darker and larger to make the circle easier to see.
When done, simply close the Settings window.

Here is what the settings look like:

Windows 11 Mouse pointer and touch settings tile interface

Option 2Turn On or Off Touch Indicator Using Control Panel

Open the Control Panel. You can do this by typing Control Panel in the search box and pressing Enter.
Make sure the view is set to Small icons or Large icons (not Category view).
Click on Pen and Touch.
In the new window, click the Touch tab.
Check or uncheck Show visual feedback when touching the screen to turn the touch indicator on or off.
If you turn it on, you can also check Optimize visual feedback for projection to an external monitor to make the circle darker and bigger.
Click OK when you are done.

Here are some images to help you:

Pen and Touch options dialog with touch indicator settings

Option 3Turn On or Off Touch Indicator Using Registry (For Advanced Users)

If you’re comfortable with advanced settings, you can change the touch indicator by editing the Windows Registry (the system’s configuration database). This method is for experienced users only. Always back up your registry before making changes.

⚠️ This step requires admin privileges.

Turn On Touch Indicator (default)

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Cursors" /v ContactVisualization /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Cursors" /v ContactVisualization /t REG_DWORD /d 31 /f

Turn On Touch Indicator with Darker and Larger Circle

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Cursors" /v ContactVisualization /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Cursors" /v ContactVisualization /t REG_DWORD /d 31 /f

Turn Off Touch Indicator

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Cursors" /v ContactVisualization /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Summary

The touch indicator shows a circle when you touch your screen. This gives you visual feedback so you know where you touched.
You can turn this on or off using Windows Settings, Control Panel, or the Registry Editor.
You can also make the circle bigger and darker to see it more easily.
Remember to close any open windows after you change the settings.
By following these easy steps, you can customize how your touch screen shows feedback and make your Windows 11 device easier to use.

How to use touch indicator 🪟 Windows 11?

Windows can also show visual feedback when you touch the screen. Select the Start button, then select Settings > Accessibility > Mouse pointer & touch, and turn on Touch indicator.

How to use touch indicator?

And here we need to go to mouse pointer and touch options mouse pointer color and size. So I open it. And here we need to scroll down and on touch indicator settings we can find this.

What is the touch indicator?

A touch indicator is a small circle that indicates where your finger is touching the screen. When your device is connected to another display, either by cable or wirelessly, you can use the touch indicator setting. The touch indicator enables your audience and yourself to see what you are touching on the display.

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