Disable the press-and-hold ring in Windows

Windows 11

Get to the Pen and Touch settings

  • Open Control Panel

  • Type in "pen" and search

  • You'll find a section called "Pen and Touch"

  • Click on Change tablet pen settings

  • The Pen and Touch dialog will launch

OPTION Getting to the Pen and Touch dialog from the command line

If you are comfortable using the command line, you can get to the Pen and Touch dialog directly.

"C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe" shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL TabletPC.cpl @0,pen

Configure the Press and Hold setting

  • Navigate to the Touch tab

  • Select Press and Hold

  • Click Settings

  • The Press and Hold Settings dialog will launch

  • Disable Enable press and hold for right-clicking

  • Click OK to close the Press and Hold Settings dialog

  • Click OK to close the Pen and Touch dialog

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