This tutorial will show you how to start vertical scrolling with a single-finder near the left or right side of the touchpad for your account in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26300.8376 (Experimental) for Insiders, Microsoft is adding new gesturing-related functionality to precision touchpads in Settings. The new features should be widely available across applications, with the exception that WinUI3-based UI requires new WinAppSDK versions for complete functionality - Microsoft is in the process of bringing the necessary changes to versions 1.8 and 2.0.
If your Windows 11 device (ex: laptop) has a built-in precision touchpad, you can disable or change single-finger scrolling. You can perform a vertical scroll with a single finger starting from the left or right side of the touchpad, or disable single-finger scrolling.
Contents
- Option One: Disable or Change Single-finger Scrolling Side on Touchpad in Settings
- Option Two: Disable or Change Single-finger Scrolling Side on Touchpad using REG file
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 Under Gestures & interaction, click/tap on Scroll & zoom to expand it open. (see screenshot below step 4)
4 Select Disabled, Left Side, or Right Side (default) in the Single-finger scrolling drop menu for what you want. (see screenshot below)
5 You can now close Settings if you like.
1 Do step 2 (disable), step 3 (left side), or step 4 (right side) below for what you want.
2 Disable "Single-finger scrolling"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.
Single-finger_scrolling_disabled_on_touchpad.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad]
"SingleFingerPanningMode"=dword:000000003 "Single-finger scrolling" on Left Side
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.
Single-finger_scrolling_on_left_side_of_touchpad.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad]
"SingleFingerPanningMode"=dword:000000014 "Single-finger scrolling" on Right Side
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.
Single-finger_scrolling_on_right_side_of_touchpad.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad]
"SingleFingerPanningMode"=dword:000000025 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
6 If you have Smart App Control turned on, you will need to unblock the downloaded REG file.
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.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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