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Change Touchpad Three-finger Swipe Gestures in Windows 11
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. 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 Change Touchpad Three-finger 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...
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Change Touchpad Scrolling Direction in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the touchpad scrolling direction to have down motion scrolls up or down for your account in Windows 11. If your Windows 11 device (ex: laptop) has a built-in precision touchpad, you can change the scrolling direction to have down motion scrolls up or down. Windows uses reverse scrolling by default, but you can use natural scrolling if wanted. Reverse scrolling (Down motion scrolls up) = When you swipe down on the touchpad, the scroll bar moves down as the page scrolls in an upward direction. When you swipe up on the touchpad, the scroll bar moves up as the page scrolls in a downward direction. Natural scrolling (Down motion scrolls down) = When you swipe down on the touchpad, the scroll bar...
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Turn On or Off Pinch to Zoom on Touchpad in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off pinch to zoom on the touchpad for your account in Windows 11. If your Windows 11 device (ex: laptop) has a built-in precision touchpad, you can turn on or off the ability to pinch to zoom on the touchpad. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/component-guidelines/touchpad-tuning-guidelines#pinch-to-zoom Option One: Turn On or Off Pinch to Zoom on Touchpad in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Pinch to Zoom on Touchpad using REG file Turn On or Off Pinch to Zoom on Touchpad 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) Open Touchpad...
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Turn On or Off Drag Two Fingers to Scroll on Touchpad in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off drag two fingers to scroll on the touchpad for your account in Windows 11. If your Windows 11 device (ex: laptop) has a built-in precision touchpad, you can turn on or off the ability to drag two fingers to scroll on the touchpad. Option One: Turn On or Off Drag Two Fingers to Scroll on Touchpad in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Drag Two Fingers to Scroll on Touchpad using REG file Turn On or Off Drag Two Fingers to Scroll on Touchpad 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) Open Touchpad settings 3 Click/tap on Scroll & zoom to expand it open. (see...
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Change Touchpad Cursor Speed in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to change the touchpad cursor speed for your account in Windows 11. If your Windows 11 device (ex: laptop) has a built-in precision touchpad, you can change its cursor speed if it is moving too slow or fast for you. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/component-guidelines/touchpad-tuning-guidelines#cursor-speed Option One: Change Touchpad Cursor Speed in Settings Option Two: Change Touchpad Cursor Speed in Registry Editor Change Touchpad Cursor Speed 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) Open Touchpad settings 3 Adjust the Cursor speed...
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Turn On or Off Press Lower Right Corner of Touchpad to Right-Click in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off press the lower right corner of the touchpad to right-click for your account in Windows 11. If your Windows 11 device (ex: laptop) has a built-in precision touchpad, you can turn on or off its Taps settings for what you want. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/component-guidelines/touchpad-tuning-guidelines#press-the-lower-right-corner-of-the-touchpad-to-right-click Option One: Turn On or Off Press Lower Right Corner of Touchpad to Right-Click in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Press Lower Right Corner of Touchpad to Right-Click using REG file Turn On or Off Press Lower Right Corner of Touchpad to Right-Click in Settings 1 Open Settings...
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Turn On or Off Tap Twice and Drag on Touchpad to Multi-Select in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off tap twice and drag on touchpad to multi-select for your account in Windows 11. If your Windows 11 device (ex: laptop) has a built-in precision touchpad, you can turn on or off its Taps settings for what you want. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/component-guidelines/touchpad-tuning-guidelines#tap-twice-and-drag-to-multi-select Option One: Turn On or Off Tap Twice and Drag on Touchpad to Multi-Select in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Tap Twice and Drag on Touchpad to Multi-Select using REG file Turn On or Off Tap Twice and Drag on Touchpad to Multi-Select in Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Bluetooth & devices on the left...
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Turn On or Off Tap Touchpad with Two Fingers to Right-Click in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off tap touchpad with a two fingers to right-click for your account in Windows 11. If your Windows 11 device (ex: laptop) has a built-in precision touchpad, you can turn on or off its Taps settings for what you want. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/component-guidelines/touchpad-tuning-guidelines#tap-with-two-fingers-to-right-click Option One: Turn On or Off Tap Touchpad with Two Fingers to Right-Click in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Tap Touchpad with Two Fingers to Right-Click using REG file Turn On or Off Tap Touchpad with Two Fingers to Right-Click in Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Bluetooth & devices on the left side...
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Turn On or Off Tap Touchpad with Single Finger to Single-Click in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off tap touchpad with a single finger to single-click for your account in Windows 11. If your Windows 11 device (ex: laptop) has a built-in precision touchpad, you can turn on or off its Taps settings for what you want. Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/component-guidelines/touchpad-tuning-guidelines#tap-with-a-single-finger-to-single-click Option One: Turn On or Off Tap Touchpad with Single Finger to Single-Click in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Tap Touchpad with Single Finger to Single-Click using REG file Turn On or Off Tap Touchpad with Single Finger to Single-Click in Settings 1 Open Settings (Win+I). 2 Click/tap on Bluetooth & devices...
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Enable or Disable Touchpad in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the touchpad for your account in Windows 11. If your Windows 11 device (ex: laptop) has a built-in precision touchpad, you can enable or disable the touchpad on demand. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/surface-touchpad-use-and-settings-6c32fd32-23f4-c2d3-a3f9-cfc70feff233 Option One: Turn On or Off Touchpad in Settings Option Two: Turn On or Off Touchpad using REG file Turn On or Off Touchpad 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) Open Touchpad settings 3 Click/tap on Touchpad to expand it open. (see screenshot below step 4) 4 Turn On...
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Turn On or Off Show Pointer Location when Press CTRL Key in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off show location of the pointer when the Ctrl key is pressed for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The mouse pointer, which is sometimes referred to as the cursor, is a bitmap that specifies a focus point on the screen for user input with the mouse. Windows 11 gives you a fast way to find your mouse pointer by circling it when you press the Ctrl key. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/find-your-mouse-pointer-fast-dbc1d222-778c-da15-5218-cb8336074554 The Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key setting and others are saved together in the UserPreferencesMask binary value in the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop location for the...
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Change Inactivity Timeout for Sleeping Tabs in Microsoft Edge
This tutorial will show you how to change the background tab inactivity timeout for sleeping tabs in Microsoft Edge for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Microsoft Edge web browser is based on Chromium and was released on January 15, 2020. It is compatible with all supported versions of Windows, and macOS. With speed, performance, best in class compatibility for websites and extensions, and built-in privacy and security features. The sleeping tabs feature in Microsoft Edge makes background tabs sleep after two hours of inactivity by default in order to free up resources for active tabs, new tabs, and other applications on your device. Sleeping tabs will fade to indicate they’ve released resources. To resume a...
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