How to Change Touchpad Four-finger Swipe Gestures on Windows 11 or 10?

Touchpad Four-finger Swipe Gestures make things move on a laptop. This risewindows article will guide you to change touchpad four-finger swipe gestures on Windows 11 and 10. Use of built-in Settings app or Registry Editor to make this change.

How to Change Touchpad Four-finger Swipe Gestures on Windows 11 Settings?

Do these steps to change the Touchpad Four-finger Swipe Gestures on Windows 11 using Settings:-

Step 1. Open Windows 11 Settings by Win + I keyboard shortcut or right-click on the Start button to pick Settings in the menu.

Step 2. Tap on the Bluetooth & devices in the left sidebar.

Step 3. Tap on the Touchpad tile.

Step 4. Select four-finger gestures.

Step 5. Use the drop-down Swipes to select any of the following options:-

• Nothing.
• Switch apps and show desktop.
• Switch desktops and show desktop.
• Change audio and volume.

How to Change Touchpad Four-finger Swipe Gestures on Windows 10 Settings?

Do these steps to configure four-finger swipe gestures on Windows 10 using Settings:-

Step 1. Open Windows 10 Settings.

Step 2. Hit on Devices.

Step 3. Tap on the Touchpad under “Devices.”

Step 4. Scroll down to the “Four-finger gestures” section on the opposite side and select the “Swipes” drop-down menu:-

• Nothing.
• Switch apps and show desktop.
• Switch desktops and show desktop.
• Change audio and volume.

How to Configure Four-Finger Swipe Gestures in Windows 11 or 10 using Registry Editor?

Step 1. Open Registry Editor.

Step 2. Browse to the following key in the left sidebar of Registry Editor:-

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad

Step 3. From the right side of the “PrecisionTouchPad” folder, look for a FourFingerSlideEnabled REG_DWORD. If it is not present, you need to create one. Then, right-click on the PrecisionTouchPad key and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.

Step 4. Name the new REG_DWORD to FourFingerSlideEnabled.

Step 5. Double-click on the FourFingerSlideEnabled REG_DWORD tp set its “Value data” to the following:-

• 0: Nothing.
• 1: Switch apps and show desktop.
• 2: Switch desktops and show desktop.
• 3: Change audio and volume.

Step 6. Click OK.

Step 7. Reboot your computer to apply the changes.

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