If you’re swiping at your laptop and the two-finger scroll is not working, this guide presents some fixes you can try to get the two-finger scroll feature working again.
6 Ways to Fix Two-Finger Scroll Not Working on Windows 10
Touchpad gestures are a quick way to overcome the limitations found with traditional touchpads. Try the following methods to fix the problem. Before moving to more advanced solutions, it’s good to check whether you’ve enabled the two-finger scroll feature via the Control Panel or Windows Settings. When enabled, you can drag two fingers across any part of your touchpad to scroll up and down.
1. How to Turn On Two-Finger Scrolling Using the Control Panel
Use these steps to enable two-finger scrolling via the Windows Control Panel on your PC.
2. How to Turn On Two-Finger Scrolling Using the Settings App
You can also enable Two-Finger scrolling in Windows 10 through the Settings app on a laptop. Note: Check the top of the touchpad window to confirm whether your laptop supports a precision touchpad. If you see the words, “Your PC has a precision touchpad,” it means your computer supports the feature, and you can customize the touchpad gestures. Note: You can customize two-finger scrolling on your laptop by setting the direction the page will scroll as you swipe. Select the Scrolling direction box and set it so that downward motion scrolls down or downward motion scrolls up depending on what feels natural.
3. Update, Reinstall, or Rollback Touchpad Drivers
If the Touchpad driver is outdated or not installed correctly, it could affect how two-finger scroll works. To fix the problem, you can update, reinstall or roll back the touchpad driver and then check if the feature functions properly again. Below we show you how to automatically update the driver using Windows, but this may not always be the best version of the driver. It’s a good idea to go to the manufacturer’s website and manually download the latest touchpad driver. To reinstall the touchpad driver: To update the touchpad drivers: If you downloaded the driver manually, you can also select Browse my computer for driver software and choose the driver file. If updating the touchpad driver didn’t help resolve the two-finger scroll not working issue on your laptop, you can roll back the touchpad driver. This method uninstalls the currently installed touchpad driver and then installs the driver that was there previously. You can use this when the newer driver isn’t working correctly. To roll back the touchpad driver: Note: If the Roll Back Driver button is greyed out or unavailable, it means there’s no previous driver version installed for your touchpad.
4. Change Mouse Pointer
The mouse pointer reflects the movements of your mouse, touchpad, or pointing device. In some cases, changing the mouse pointer helps fix the two-finger scroll feature when it isn’t working.
5. Edit the Windows Registry
If you’ve tried the fixes above and your two-finger scrolling feature still won’t work, you can edit a Windows Registry key to try and resolve the problem. Note: Back up your Registry before using the steps below, as any small error could damage your computer’s system.
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6. Enable Touch Events API
If the two-finger scroll feature isn’t working while using the Chrome browser, enable the Touch Events API and recheck the two-finger scroll.
Do More With Your Touchpad
Your laptop’s touchpad has a wealth of settings that you can customize to help you get more done. Now that you’ve got two-finger scroll working again, why not learn all the keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10 that you can use when your touchpad fails you? Tried everything above, but still no luck? Tell us about it in a comment and we’ll try to help.
