How to Turn Visual Feedback on or Off

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/15/2023

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Windows 10 touchscreen users can see visual feedback around their mouse pointer when you touch the screen. You can easily turn visual feedback on or off.

Turn Visual Feedback on or Off With Registry Files

Download Turn Visual Feedback on or Off and extract the three files.

Double-click Visual Feedback ON.reg, Visual Feedback Larger Darker ON.reg, or Visual Feedback OFF.reg (Default).

Click Yes when prompted by User Account Control.
Click Yes when prompted by Registry Editor.

Click OK when prompted by the Registry Editor.

This tweak is included as part of MajorGeeks Windows Tweaks.

Turn Visual Feedback on or Off in Settings

The location of visual feedback settings has moved over the years. You can always use Windows search (Windows Key + S or Cortana)and begin typing in visual feedback and click on Show visual feedback when you touch the screen.

Click Start > Settings > Ease of Access > Mouse pointer.

Check or uncheck the box next to Show visual feedback around the touch points when I touch the screen

Optionally, you can check the box below to make the touch points darker and larger.

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