ClickLock is a built-in feature in Windows that lets you drag and drop files without the need of holding down the mouse button. This feature comes to handy if you have trouble holding down the left mouse button and moving the mouse at the same time. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to enable ClickLock on Windows 10 / 8 / 7 to simplify drag & drop with touchpad.
If you use a touchpad (or trackpad) on your laptop, the drag-and-drop operation requires you to use both your hands on touchpad to click and drag. After turning on ClickLock, put the cursor on your selected files and hold down the left click for a while, then start moving your cursor to drag and click again to drop.
How to Enable ClickLock on Windows 10 / 8 / 7?
Press and hold the trackpad or mouse while you drag the item to a new location. To copy the item, press and hold the Option key while you drag. Release the trackpad or mouse to drop the item in the new location. Change Mouse & Trackpad preferences for accessibility on Mac, Simply click and drag a scroll bar to move it up or down or side to.
- Press the Windows key + R to launch the Run window. Type main.cpl and press Enter to open the Mouse Properties dialog.
- In the Buttons tab, check the “Turn on ClickLock” option and then click the Settings button.
- The popup window allows you to adjust how long you need to hold down the left touchpad button before your click is locked.
- Once you have done this, click OK and then Apply.
- In the Windows store there is a Trackpad Settings app that has a Tap Gestures on/off option that appears to be the one to enable the tap+tap-and-drag option for the touch pad. Not too long after the app was originally released, one of the Microsoft updates for the Surface Pro caused the Trackpad Settings app to not be able to detect that the.
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