How to Disable Touchscreen Edge Swipe via Registry

This guide explains how to enable or disable screen edge swipe gestures on Windows touchscreen devices using the Windows Registry Editor. Modifying this specific registry entry prevents accidental triggering of system overlays, such as the Action Center and Task View, when swiping from the borders of a touch display.

The Edge Swipe Registry Setting

Screen edge swipe behavior is controlled by the AllowEdgeSwipe DWORD value located within the EdgeUI policy key in the Windows Registry.

• Registry Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EdgeUI
• Value Name: AllowEdgeSwipe
• Value Type: REG_DWORD (32-bit Value)
• Value Data:
  • 0 = Disabled (Disables all screen edge swipe gestures)
  • 1 = Enabled (Enables default touchscreen edge swipe gestures)

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.

2. Navigate to the following key in the left sidebar:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows

3. Check if the EdgeUI key exists under Windows:

   • If it does not exist, right-click the Windows folder, select New > Key, and name it EdgeUI.

4. Select the EdgeUI key. In the right-hand pane, right-click an empty area and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.

5. Name the new value AllowEdgeSwipe.

6. Double-click AllowEdgeSwipe and set the Value data field:

   • Set to 0 to turn off edge gestures.
   • Set to 1 to turn on edge gestures.

7. Click OK to save the changes.

8. Restart your computer or restart the Windows Explorer process via Task Manager for the changes to take effect.