How to Enable or Disable Touchpad Gestures in Windows 11
Multiple gestures are provided for the Laptop Touchpads. You can mix and match these or turn off all touchpad gestures according to your preference in Windows 11 by altering Settings.
How to Enable or Disable Touchpad Gestures in Windows 11 Option 1: Enable or Disable Three Finger Gestures Option 2: Enable or Disable Tap Gestures Option 3: Enable or Disable Pinch Gestures Pro Tip: How to Reset All Touchpad Gestures
Option 1: Enable or Disable Three Finger Gestures
You can either enable or disable three-finger gestures by following these steps:
Press Windows + I keys together to launch the Settings app.
Click on Bluetooth & devices in the left pane and scroll down in the right pane to select Touchpad option, as depicted below.
Double-click on the Three-finger gestures to expand it under Gestures & interaction.
4A. Click on the drop-down list for Swipes and select Nothing from the list to disable three-finger touchpad gestures in Windows 11.
4B. Choose other options from the drop-down menu to enable Touchpad Gestures on Windows 11 to perform the following functions:
Switch apps and show desktop Switch desktops and show desktop Change audio and volume
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Option 2: Enable or Disable Tap Gestures
Here are the steps to enable or disable Tap Gestures in Windows 11:
Go to the Touchpad section in the Settings app as instructed in Option 1.
Expand the Taps section under Gestures & interaction.
3A. Uncheck all boxes for Taps to turn off Touchpad Gestures in Windows 11.
3B. To enable Touchpad Gestures on Windows 11, keep the desired options checked:
Tap with a single finger to single-click Tap with two fingers to right-click Tap twice and drag to multi-select Press the lower right corner of the touchpad to right-click
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Option 3: Enable or Disable Pinch Gestures
Similarly, you can also enable or disable pinch gestures in Windows 11 as follows:
Navigate to the Touchpad section in the Settings app as earlier.
Expand Scroll & zoom section under Gestures & interaction.
3A. Uncheck the boxes marked Drag two fingers to scroll and Pinch to zoom, shown highlighted, to disable Touchpad Gestures on Windows 11.
3B. Alternately, check these options to re-enable Pinch Gestures:
Drag two fingers to scroll Pinch to zoom
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Pro Tip: How to Reset All Touchpad Gestures
To reset all Touchpad Gestures, follow the steps listed below
Go to Settings > Touchpad as depicted below.
Double-click on Touchpad to expand its options
Here, click on the Reset button shown highlighted in the pic below.
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