How to Turn On or Off Touch Visual Feedback in Windows 10


If you have a touch screen in Windows 10, you can show visual feedback around the touch pointer when you touch the screen.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing touch visual feedback for your account in Windows 10.


Contents

  • Option One: Turn On or Off Touch Visual Feedback in Settings
  • Option Two: Turn On or Off Touch Visual Feedback in Pen and Touch
  • Option Three: Turn On or Off Touch Visual Feedback using a REG file



EXAMPLE: Touch visual feedback
Turn On or Off Touch Visual Feedback in Windows 10-touchfeedback.png






OPTION ONE

Turn On or Off Touch Visual Feedback in Settings


1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the Ease of Access icon.

Starting with Windows 10 build 21359, the Ease of Access category in Settings has been renamed to Accessibility.


2 Do step 3 (on) or step 4 (off) below for what you would like to do.


 3. To Turn On Touch Visual Feedback

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on Mouse pointer on the left side. (see screenshots below)

B) Turn on Show visual feedback when I touch the screen.

C) Turn on or off (default) Use darker, larger visual feedback for what you want, and go to step 5 below.

Turn On or Off Touch Visual Feedback in Windows 10-touch_visual_feedback_settings.jpg Turn On or Off Touch Visual Feedback in Windows 10-touch_visual_feedback_settings-2.jpg


 4. To Turn Off Touch Visual Feedback

A) Click/tap on Mouse pointer on the left side. (see screenshot below)

B) Turn off Show visual feedback when I touch the screen, and go to step 5 below.

Turn On or Off Touch Visual Feedback in Windows 10-touch_visual_feedback_settings-1.jpg

5 You can now close Settings if you like.






OPTION TWO

Turn On or Off Touch Visual Feedback in Pen and Touch


1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Pen and Touch icon.

2 Do step 3 (on) or step 4 (off) below for what you would like to do.


 3. To Turn On Touch Visual Feedback

This is the default setting.

A) In the Touch tab, check the Show visual feedback when touching the screen box. (see screenshot below)

B) If you want darker and larger visual feedback, check the Optimize visual feedback for projection to an external monitor box.

C) Go to step 5 below.


 4. To Turn Off Touch Visual Feedback

A) In the Touch tab, uncheck the Show visual feedback when touching the screen box, and go to step 5 below. (see screenshot below)

5 Click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

Turn On or Off Touch Visual Feedback in Windows 10-touch_visual_feedback_pen_and_touch.jpg






OPTION THREE

Turn On or Off Touch Visual Feedback using a REG file


The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD values in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Cursors

ContactVisualization DWORD

0 = Off
1 = On
2 = On with darker and larger

GestureVisualization DWORD

0 = Off
31 (decimal) = On


1 Do step 2 (on), step 3 (on - darker and larger), or step 4 (off) below for what you would like to do.


 2. To Turn On Touch Visual Feedback

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Turn_ON_touch_visual_feedback.reg

Download


 3. To Turn On Darker and Larger Touch Visual Feedback

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Turn_ON_darker_larger_touch_visual_feedback.reg

Download


 4. To Turn Off Touch Visual Feedback

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Turn_OFF_touch_visual_feedback.reg

Download


5 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

8 Sign out and sign in, or restart the computer to apply.

9 If you like, you can now delete the downloaded .reg file.


That's it,
Shawn


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