On Windows 11, the setting "Optimize taskbar for touch interactions when this device is used as a tablet" causes the taskbar to become massive and take up one fifth of the screen. Periodically, it keeps re-enabling itself, even though my device is not a tablet, and I never use the touch screen functionality. Is there a way to make it stop re-enabling itself?
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4Have you tried disabling the touchscreen? Is there any pattern or consistency to when your computer goes into tablet mode? What are the details of your computer, in my experience, even on a relatively small screen running just 1080 resolution, even in touch mode the taskbar does not take up anywhere near a 5th of the screen. Is your display super high-res and you've got scaling turned up really high? Please EDIT your post to add information to it clarifying the issue you're experiencing, and what you've tried to far to resolve it.music2myearโ music2myear2025-09-03 17:25:26 +00:00Commented yesterday
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Use regedit.exe to navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ControlRight-click
Controland create key\PriorityControl.Right-click
\PriorityControland add "New > DWORD (32-bit) Value", and set name asConvertibleSlateMode.Double-click that value and set it to
1.
Or
Using gpedit.msc (which can be installed in Home Windows versions),
Navigate to
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Tablet PC\Touch InputFind (or add) "Turn off tablet mode" and set it to "Enabled".
The GPO edit should be less likely to revert to Tablet Mode than using the Registry.
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