Windows 11 offers a range of multi-touch gestures designed to enhance user experience by providing quick access to various menus and functions. While these gestures can be incredibly useful, they can also be accidentally triggered, disrupting your workflow. Fortunately, Windows 11 allows you to customize or disable these touchpad gestures to suit your preferences.

Disabling three-finger gestures in Windows 11

If you find that your touchpad frequently misinterprets palm contact as a three-finger gesture, causing unwanted task view activations or app switches, you can easily disable these gestures through the Settings app.

Follow these steps to turn off three-finger gestures:

  1. Open the Settings app by clicking on the pinned icon or searching for it in the Start Menu.

  1. In the Settings window, locate and click on the 'Bluetooth & devices' option in the left sidebar.

  1. Scroll down the right panel and select the 'Touchpad' tile.

  1. Find the 'Three-finger gestures' section and click to expand it.

  2. Click on the drop-down menu next to the 'Swipes' option.

  1. From the context menu, select the 'Nothing' option.

By completing these steps, you will have successfully disabled three-finger gestures on your Windows 11 device.

Disabling tap gestures

To turn off all tap gestures:

  1. Navigate to the Touchpad settings screen as described earlier.
  2. Locate and expand the 'Taps' section.
  3. Uncheck the box next to each gesture you wish to disable.

Disabling scroll and zoom gestures

To disable scrolling and zooming functions:

  1. On the Touchpad settings screen, expand the 'Scroll & zoom' section.
  2. Uncheck the box next to 'Drag two fingers to scroll' to disable scrolling.
  3. Uncheck the box next to 'Pinch to zoom' to disable the zoom gesture.

Resetting touchpad gestures

If you want to return all touchpad settings to their default configuration:

  1. On the Touchpad settings screen, expand the 'Touchpad' section.
  2. Click the 'Reset' button to restore all touchpad gestures to their original settings.

By utilizing these options, you can fine-tune your touchpad's behavior to match your preferences, potentially improving your productivity and reducing accidental inputs while using your Windows 11 device.