How to Turn On/Off Touchpad Tapping on Windows 11 – Guide

To disable or turn off the One-finger tap and Tap-to-two-finger-click functionality in Windows 11, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Start menu and type “cmd”.
  2. Type “netstat -a” and press Enter.
  3. The output will show you the active network connections and their status. If you see any connections with the word “tcp”, then your computer is connected to the internet and you can continue with these steps; if you see any connections with the word “icmp”, then your computer is not connected to the internet and you will need to connect to the internet in order to continue with these steps.
  4. In this example, we are going to disable Touch to Click functionality on a Windows 11 laptop by seeing if we can find an active tcp connection: netstat -a | grep tcp

To disable the “Tap to Click” feature on a Windows 11 laptop, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Start menu and type “cmd” (without the quotes).
  2. Type “netstat -a” and press Enter.
  3. The output should show the number of active TCP connections on your computer. If there are many connections, it may indicate that you have a lot of devices connected to your computer at once - in which case, you can try disabling some of them by editing your system’s registry files. If there are only a few connections, it may indicate that Tap to Click is not being used on your device.
  4. To disable Tap to Click on your device, open the registry editor and change the value for “taptoclick” from “true” to “false”.
  5. Save the changes and reboot your computer.

To disable touch-to-click on Windows 11, open the Control Panel and click on the “Touchpad” tab. Under “Touchpad Settings,” you will find a setting called “Disable touch-to-click.” Toggle this setting to off and your computer will no longer allow you to click on the touchpad with your finger.

How to Enable or disable touchpad touch (tap-to-click) in Windows 11?

In the Settings app, open the Privacy section. Under the General heading, turn on the Allow apps to access your location setting. Now open any app that you want to use to track your location, and turn on its tracking feature. ..

When Windows Settings opens, select Bluetooth & Devices in the left sidebar.

Now, on the right sidebar, click on the Touchpad option.

On the Touchpad Settings page, click Touch to expand the menu. Click on “Touchpad Settings.” In the Touchpad Settings page, you can change how your touchpad works.

Disable touchpad taps in the Windows 10 operating system.

Final note

Touchpad tapping on Windows 11 can be a bit of a hassle. In this guide, we’ll show you how to turn it off so that it’s easier to use in the future.