How to Disable Edge Swipe Using Regedit

Disabling the screen edge swipe gesture on Windows touchscreen devices prevents accidental triggers of modern UI features, such as the Action Center, Widgets, and Task View. This guide provides a direct, step-by-step walkthrough on how to completely turn off edge swipe gestures across your system using the Windows Registry Editor (Regedit).

Step 1: Open the Registry Editor

  1. Press Windows Key + R on your keyboard to open the Run dialog box.
  2. Type regedit into the field and press Enter or click OK.
  3. Click Yes if prompted by User Account Control (UAC).

Step 2: Navigate to the EdgeUI Key

In the Registry Editor’s left sidebar, navigate to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EdgeUI

Note: If the EdgeUI folder (key) does not exist under the Windows key, right-click on the Windows folder, select New > Key, and name the new key EdgeUI.

Step 3: Create or Modify the AllowEdgeSwipe Value

  1. Select the EdgeUI key in the left pane.
  2. Look at the right pane. If a value named AllowEdgeSwipe already exists, double-click it.
  3. If it does not exist, right-click on an empty space in the right pane, choose New > DWORD (32-bit) Value, and name it AllowEdgeSwipe.

Step 4: Set the Value Data

  1. Double-click the AllowEdgeSwipe value.
  2. Under Value data, enter 0.
  3. Set the Base to Hexadecimal.
  4. Click OK to save the changes.

Step 5: Apply the Changes

To apply the changes, restart your computer or restart the Windows Explorer process: 1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open the Task Manager. 2. Locate Windows Explorer in the list of processes. 3. Right-click Windows Explorer and select Restart.

The edge swipe gestures from all sides of your touchscreen are now completely disabled. To re-enable the gesture in the future, return to the same registry location and change the AllowEdgeSwipe value data back to 1 or delete the AllowEdgeSwipe value entirely.