Windows 11 Adds Hidden Setting for Haptic Feedback and UI Vibrations

Microsoft is testing a hidden, experimental haptic feedback setting in Windows 11 Build 26220.7070, discovered by users in the preview release. The feature would allow certain users to enable tactile responses for specific UI elements and to adjust the vibration intensity, though forcing the setting to active currently has no practical effect and appears to be in early development.

The interface provides a glimpse of a vision where users could feel light vibrations during actions such as window snapping or object alignment, potentially signalling the optimal moment to release the mouse during split-screen multitasking. It remains unclear whether all future devices with built-in haptic technology will support the feature, though some laptops, including the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 and certain Lenovo ThinkPad models, already feature haptic feedback hardware. At present the feature has not been officially rolled out. November 11, 2025.