Devices Turn On or Off Automatic Scrolling at Edge on Touchpad in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off automatic scrolling at edge on the touchpad for your account in Windows 11.

Starting with Windows 11 build 26300.8376 (Experimental), 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 turn on or off automatic scrolling at edge. Automatic scrolling continues indefinitely without lifting your fingers. Activate by bringing your fingers near the edge of the touchpad while scrolling (requires hardware support).








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 Check (on - default) or uncheck (off) Automatic scrolling at edge for what you want. (see screenshot below)


5 You can now close Settings if you like.





1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you want.

This is the default setting.

(Contents of REG file for reference)





(Contents of REG file for reference)

4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 If you have Smart App Control turned on, you will need to unblock the downloaded REG file.

6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

8 Restart the computer to apply.

9 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink