The following tutorial demonstrates how to allow or disable the ability to swipe from the edge of the computer’s screen when using a version of the Windows 11 operating system.

For the first time in Windows, swiping from the edge of the computer’s display results in some features. It’s not the only way to access these features, but should you swipe from the edges of the screen, you can bring out the Notification Center and Widgets.

How to Enable/Disable Screen Edge Swipe in Local Group Policy Editor in Windows 11

You can allow and disable edge swiping on the computer screen in Windows 11 from the Local Group Policy Editor. Here is how to do that:

Note: It’s only possible to swipe from the edge of the screen from the Windows 11 operating system if you have the hardware to support it, namely a computer that is touch screen capable.

1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor. See this tutorial for all the different ways in which you can open the Local Group Policy Editor in Windows 10/11: How to Open Local Group Policy Editor in Windows 10/11 [Tutorial].

2. Using the Local Group Policy Editor’s left pane, navigate through to the following policy location:

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Edge UI

3. With Edge UI selected, double click on the Allow edge swipe policy in the right side of the same window to open the policy window.

Local Group Policy Editor: Edge UI > Allow Edge Swipe

4. From the Allow Edge Swipe policy, select either Not Configured (to enable screen edge swiping), Enabled (to disable screen edge swiping), or Disabled (to enable screen edge swiping), and then click on the OK button at the bottom of the policy window to save the changes,

Local Group Policy Editor: Edge UI > Allow Edge Swipe policy window

In conclusion, that’s how to allow or disable the ability to swipe from the edge of the screen to open the Notification Center and Widgets in Windows 11.

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