Windows 10: Disable Pinch Zoom HP Windows 10

Desperately hoping to find a way to disable the pinch zoom feature on my touchpad. So tired of trying to scroll and accidentally zooming in.


I have followed directions to the point of opening additional mouse/touchpad options, but "mouse properties" does NOT have the "device settings" tab where I am supposed to be able to disable the pinch zoom. My tabs read: buttons, pointers, pointer options, wheel, and hardware. No device settings.


I updated my touchpad driver in hopes that would help, but still do not have the "device settings" option available to me.


Am I out of luck? Anything else I can try?


Thanks!

Emily

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Permanently disable Pinch Zoom in Windows 10

Hi Kath,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

As your concern is about disabling the Pinch option try the below and check if it helps.

Steps:

• Press Windows + X, click on Control Panel.
• Click on Mouse, click Device Settings Tab.
• Click Settings button.
• Under Scrolling, click on Pinch Zoom.
• Uncheck the option Enable Pinch Zoom.
• Click Apply and click Ok

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue, we will be happy to help you.

 

Disable Pinch Zoom

Hello Julie,

To better assist you with your concern, I'd like to know the following:

• Confirm which build is currently installed on your device. To check, follow the steps below:

1. Press Windows key + R, then type in winver.
2. Click OK.

• It would be best if you can send me a screenshot of your touchpad settings. You can use the
  Snipping Tool to capture screenshots.

Meanwhile, try to perform the steps below and check if you can disable the pinch to zoom feature:

1. Click on Start, search for Control Panel and click on it.

2. Search for Mouse and click on it.

3. In the Mouse Properties window, look for
Device Settings tab. Click on Settings.

4. On the left side of the window should be an option that says Pinch Zoom, click that and then uncheck the box forEnable Pinch Zoom and click
OK to save changes.

Looking forward to your response.

Regards.

 

Disable Pinch Zoom Permanently

I have an HP Pavilion with Windows 10. I have turned off my pinch zoom by going to settings, devices, mouse and touchpad, additional mouse options, synaptics settings and unclicking the pinch zoom box. While this works as a temporary solution, every time
I restart my computer the pinch zoom is enabled again. I would like to disable the pinch zoom permanently so I do not have to go through the settings each time I turn on my computer. Is there a way to make the setting change permanent?