How to Turn On or off Touchpad Automatic Scrolling with Pressure in Windows 11

Turn On or Off Automatic Scrolling with Pressure in Settings

Microsoft’s update KB5124010 (also listed in KB5101684) adds two new gesture controls for Precision touchpads. One is single-finger scrolling from the left or right side of the touchpad. The other is automatic scrolling by moving your fingers near the edge while you scroll.

These controls work by finger position at the edge, not by how hard you press, so they are separate from the pressure option. They also live on the same Touchpad page. Which options you see depends on your build and your touchpad hardware. If your PC does not have the update yet, skip to the Settings method below.

1. Open Settings › Windows Update🔃 and click Check for updates🔃. Windows lists any available updates and starts downloading⬇️ them.
2. Install the💿 update and restart if Windows asks. After the restart, open Settings › Windows Update🔃 › Update history to confirm that KB5124010 or KB5101684 is listed.
3. Open Settings › Bluetooth🔷 & devices › Touchpad. The touchpad options open on the right.
4. Look through the scrolling options on this page for the new single-finger and edge scrolling controls. Turn them on or off to suit how you work.

That’s it. Your touchpad now uses the edge-based scrolling controls you chose. To undo a choice, return to the same page and switch the control back.

The quickest way to turn pressure scrolling on or off is the Settings app. You don’t need any extra software. The steps are the same on Windows 11 Home and Pro.

1. Press Win+I to open Settings⚙️. You should see the Settings window with a list of categories on the left.
2. Click Bluetooth🔷 & devices on the left, then select Touchpad on the right. The touchpad options open, with sections such as Taps, Scroll & zoom and Three-finger gestures.

If you don’t see a Touchpad page at all, your laptop either has no Precision Touchpad or it is missing its driver. Check Windows Update or your laptop maker’s support page for a touchpad driver.

You can also jump to the page with this link:

Open Touchpad settings

3. Click the Scroll & zoom section to expand it. The scrolling and zooming options appear below the heading.
4. Check or uncheck Automatic scrolling with pressure. Check it to turn the feature on, and uncheck it to turn it off.

With this option on, the touchpad scrolls content by itself when you press down with enough force. Long documents and web pages need much less swiping. If you can’t find the option, your touchpad probably has no pressure sensor, and Windows hides settings the hardware can’t use. The change applies right away, so you don’t need to restart.

5. Close the Settings⚙️ window when you’re done.

That’s it. Automatic scrolling with pressure is now set the way you chose. To undo the change later, come back to the same page and flip the checkbox again.

Advanced Configuration via Registry Editor

1. Press Win+R, type regedit, and press Enter. Click Yes if a User Account Control prompt appears. Registry Editor opens.
2. Go to the following path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad
3. If the value isn’t there, right-click an empty area in the right pane and choose New › DWORD (32-bit) Value. A new value appears in the list, ready for a name.
4. Name the new value PressureAutoPanningEnabled.
5. Double-click PressureAutoPanningEnabled and enter the value data: 1 to turn automatic scrolling with pressure on, or 0 to turn it off. Click OK.

You should now have the PressureAutoPanningEnabled value set to the number you chose. The original version of this tutorial named a value called “ScrollDirection” for this step. That name doesn’t match the value you created in step 4, so use PressureAutoPanningEnabled for the on and off setting.

If the change doesn’t show up in Settings, sign out and back in, or restart the PC. To undo it, set the value back to its previous number, or delete the value to return to the default.

Summary

Pressure scrolling gives you a reliable way to move through long pages on a touchpad that supports it. You can switch it on or off in Settings or in the registry. On PCs with KB5124010 installed, the Touchpad page also offers single-finger and edge scrolling.