I need to understand how to Turn off three and four finger touch gesture controls in windows 11 using a policy or registry keys so i can roll this out accross our estate

Question

We run a number of Windows 11 touch screen devices that we want to be able to administratively restrict the ability to use the Three and Four finger Touch gestures.

I can see this setting in the gui under Bluetooth & Devices > Touch which i can manually toggle off.

I ideally would like to push some form of policy or ideally push a registry key that can lock this down on all our machines but im really struggling to find a conclusive answer for this in windows 11.

Answer 1

Hello

 

I understand your need to administratively control the three and four finger touch gestures across multiple Windows 11 devices. While there isn’t a direct Group Policy setting to control these gestures, you can potentially achieve this through the Windows Registry.

 

Here’s a potential solution:

 

Open Registry Editor: Press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter.

Navigate to the Touch Gesture Setting: In the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.

Modify the TouchGestureSetting: Look for a key named TouchGestureSetting. If it doesn’t exist, you can create it by right-clicking on the right pane, selecting New > DWORD (32-bit) Value, and naming it TouchGestureSetting. The value of this key determines whether the touch gestures are enabled or disabled. Set the value to 0 to disable the gestures and 1 to enable them.

 

Please note that modifying the registry can have significant effects on your system, and should only be done with caution. Always make sure to back up your registry before making changes.

 

Unfortunately, this method might not work for all devices, as the touchpad settings can vary based on the device manufacturer and the driver installed. If this method does not work, I recommend reaching out to the device manufacturer for more specific guidance.