If you want to control the speed of your mouse pointer using your keyboard, Windows 11 has a handy feature called Mouse Keys. This guide will show you how to turn on a special setting that lets you speed up or slow down the mouse pointer with the CTRL and SHIFT keys.

What Are Mouse Keys?

Mouse Keys allows you to move your mouse pointer using the number keys on your keyboard’s numeric keypad. This is useful if using a mouse or touchpad is hard for you.

For example, pressing the 5 key clicks, + double-clicks, and other number keys move the pointer up, down, left, or right.

Control Mouse Speed with CTRL and SHIFT Keys

You can make the pointer move faster or slower by holding down the CTRL or SHIFT key while using Mouse Keys. But first, you need to turn on the option that lets you do this.

How to Turn On or Off “Hold CTRL to Speed Up and SHIFT to Slow Down”

1. Open Windows Settings:
   
   – Click the Start menu (Windows icon) and select Settings, or
   
   – Press Windows key + I on your keyboard.
2. In the Settings window, click Accessibility on the left side.
3. Scroll down and click on Mouse to open the mouse accessibility options.
4. Turn on the Mouse keys toggle switch.
5. Check or uncheck the box for “Hold the Ctrl key to speed up and Shift key to slow down” to enable or disable this feature.

Here is what the Mouse settings look like:

And this is the checkbox to control the speed with CTRL and SHIFT:

When you are done, you can close the Settings app.

Summary

• You can control how fast your mouse pointer moves using the numeric keypad and the CTRL and SHIFT keys in Windows 11.
• This is helpful if a regular mouse or touchpad is hard to use.
• By following the steps above, you can easily turn this feature on or off to fit your needs.
• If you want, share your tips or questions in the comments to help others learn.