Turn off pen feedback
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Tablet PC\Cursors Description
Disables visual pen action feedback, except for press and hold feedback. If you enable this policy, all visual pen action feedback is disabled except for press and hold feedback. Additionally, the mouse cursors are shown instead of the pen cursors. If you disable or do not configure this policy, visual feedback and pen cursors will be shown unless the user disables them in Control Panel.
Registry
HKLM
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\TabletPC Value name: TurnOffPenFeedback
Enabled: TurnOffPenFeedback = 1
Disabled: TurnOffPenFeedback = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_TabletShell/TurnOffFeedback_2 Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
Export Builder
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These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO. ⓘ
.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Turn off pen feedback
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\TabletPC]
"TurnOffPenFeedback"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off pen feedback
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\TabletPC'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'TurnOffPenFeedback' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_TabletShell/TurnOffFeedback_2
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off pen feedback
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\TabletPC' -Name 'TurnOffPenFeedback' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off pen feedback
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\TabletPC'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'TurnOffPenFeedback' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off pen feedback
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off pen feedback
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\TabletPC' -Name 'TurnOffPenFeedback' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off pen feedback
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\TabletPC'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'TurnOffPenFeedback' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.