This tutorial will show you how to change the touchpad three-finger swipe gestures for your account in Windows 11.
If your Windows 11 device (ex: laptop) has a built-in precision touchpad, you can change the three-finger swipe gestures to do nothing, switch apps and show desktop, switch desktops and show desktop, or change audio and volume.
Contents
- Option One: Change Touchpad Three-finger Swipe Gestures in Settings
- Option Two: Change Touchpad Three-finger Swipe Gestures using REG file
- Option Three: Change Touchpad Three-finger Advanced Swipe Gestures in Settings
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Bluetooth & devices on the left side, and click/tap on Touchpad on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on Three-finger gestures to expand it open. (see screenshots below step 4)
4 Select Nothing, Switch apps and show desktop (default), Switch desktops and show desktop, or Change audio and volume for what you want in the Swipes drop menu. (see screenshots below)
5 You can now close Settings if you like.
1 Do step 2 (Nothing), step 3 (Switch apps and show desktop), step 4 (Switch desktops and show desktop), or step 5 (Change audio and volume) below for what you want.
2 Change Touchpad Three-finger Swipe Gestures to "Nothing"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Change_touchpad_three-finger_swipe_gestures_to_Nothing.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad]
"ThreeFingerSlideEnabled"=dword:000000003 Change Touchpad Three-finger Swipe Gestures to "Switch apps and show desktop"
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Change_touchpad_three-finger_swipe_gestures_to_Switch_apps_and_show_desktop.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad]
"ThreeFingerSlideEnabled"=dword:000000014 Change Touchpad Three-finger Swipe Gestures to "Switch desktops and show desktop"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Change_touchpad_three-finger_swipe_gestures_to_Switch_desktops_and_show_desktop.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad]
"ThreeFingerSlideEnabled"=dword:000000025 Change Touchpad Three-finger Swipe Gestures to "Change audio and volume"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Change_touchpad_three-finger_swipe_gestures_to_Change_audio_and_volume.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad]
"ThreeFingerSlideEnabled"=dword:000000036 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
7 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
8 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
9 Restart the computer to apply.
10 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Bluetooth & devices on the left side, and click/tap on Touchpad on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on Advanced gestures. (see screenshot below)
4 Under Configure three-finger gestures, select the action your want in each gesture drop menu. (see screenshot below)
5 You can now close Settings if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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