Can't disable "press and hold to right-click" under pen and touch after update

Question

I'm running Windows 10 on a Surface Book, and recently installed updates through Windows Update (Fall Creators Update?). Since then, I've had problems with the press and hold to right-click function with the touch screen and with the pen.

I know that I can access this setting under Control Panel > Pen and Touch. This gives options to enable/disable the right-click function for either the pen or touch separately. Before the update, I could enable it for touch but disable it for pen. Since the update, I haven't been able to configure it this way, and have observed some odd behavior:

-When right-click is enabled for pen and touch, both allow me to right-click. This is expected.

-When right-click is enabled for pen but disabled for touch, both become disabled. This is unexpected.

-When right-click is disabled for pen but enabled for touch, both allow me to right-click. This is unexpected.

-When right-click is disabled for pen and touch, both become disabled. This is expected.

Under no circumstance can I disable one but keep the other enabled. Is anyone else experiencing this behavior? Are there any fixes available?

Answer 1

Same problem for me. I found a solution for mine:

Control panel > Hardware and Sound > Pen and Touch 

Under the "Pen Options" tab, highlight "Press and Hold" and click Settings. Uncheck the Enable box and hit OK. Now go to the "Touch" tab and repeat the steps. 

You guys are the experts but I suspect that the pen was being redundantly registered as both a pen and a finger "Touch." It was a frustrating obstacle for precise drawing. I hope this helps someone.

Mod Edit: This issue is now resolved with the Windows 10 April 2018 Update.

Ken

Answer 2

-When right-click is enabled for pen but disabled for touch, both become disabled. This is unexpected.

Do you mean you can't use the barrel button?   Or can't use press and hold?   FWIW my expectation would be that you should be able to use only the barrel button for a right-click if you turn off press and hold.

Answer 3

I hardly ever use the barrel button, so I can't really comment. I'm only talking about the press and hold behavior, where you touch the screen and linger for a few seconds.

Answer 4

I'm checking to see if this is a known issue with an internal contact. may not

have a response until Monday.

>Under no circumstance can I disable one but keep the other enabled. Is anyone else experiencing this behavior? Are there any fixes available?

Answer 5

Same issue here.

I was able to use my surface pen for playing some DirectX based games by disabling the 'press and hold to right clock' for pen in the control panel so that I don't have to 'double tap' on the screen for a 'single click'. 

After the 1709 Fall update, I was unable to disable the 'press and hold to right clock' for pen. Even if I unchecked the option, I can still press and hold for opening the menu when I on desktop.

I also tried disable the press and hold to right click for touch. I still doesn't work good. I have to double click to act as a single click in DIrectX games. 

This is very annoying. I hope this could be fixed. Otherwise I have to roll back to a old version.