How to Change Mouse Wheel Scroll Speed in Windows 11

Changing the mouse wheel scroll speed in Windows 11 lets you control how many lines your mouse advances with each click of the wheel.

This setting directly affects how fast you move through documents and web pages. You can choose to scroll just a few lines at a time, or jump an entire screen’s worth with a single flick.

For example, Windows 11 lets you set your mouse wheel to scroll by 3 lines per notch, or you can choose to scroll a whole screen at once. This makes it much easier to navigate long articles or PDFs.

Change Mouse Wheel Scroll Speed in Settings

1. ⚙️ Open Settings by pressing Win+I.
2. Click 🔷 Bluetooth & devices on the left side.
3. Click Mouse on the right side.
   

    Open Mouse settings

Scroll “Multiple lines at a time”

To adjust your mouse wheel scroll speed in Windows 11 for scrolling multiple lines per notch, open the Settings app. Navigate to mouse options, then use the slider to pick the number of lines (from 1 to 100) you want to scroll at once.

1. Select Multiple lines at a time from the “Roll the mouse wheel to scroll” dropdown menu.
2. Move the Lines to scroll at a time slider to what you want.
   

   You can pick between 1 and 100 lines. The default is 3 lines.
3. You can close Settings now if you like.

Scroll “One screen at a time”

To set your Windows 11 mouse wheel to scroll one screen at a time, which helps you jump through pages much faster, this option is available. This setting is useful if scrolling line by line feels too slow and you want to move through documents or websites more quickly.

1. Select One screen at a time from the “Roll the mouse wheel to scroll” dropdown menu.
2. You can close Settings now if you like.

Option Two

Change Mouse Wheel Scroll Speed in Control Panel

1. Open 🎛️ Control Panel and click the Mouse icon.

Scroll “Multiple lines at a time”

This setting defaults to 3 lines.

1. Click the Wheel tab.
2. Select the dot next to The following number of lines at a time under Vertical Scrolling.
3. Type or pick a number between 1 and 100 for how many lines you want to scroll. The default is 3 lines.
4. You can close 🎛️ Control Panel now if you like.

Scroll “One screen at a time”

1. Click the Wheel tab.
2. Select the dot next to One screen at a time under Vertical Scrolling.
3. You can close 🎛️ Control Panel now if you like.

Option Three

Change Mouse Wheel Scroll Speed in Registry Editor

1. ⚠️ Admin privileges required. Open Registry Editor by typing regedit.exe in 🔍 the search box.
2. In the left pane, navigate to:
   

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

3. In the right pane, find WheelScrollLines and double-click it to edit.

Scroll “Multiple lines at a time”

This setting defaults to 3 lines.

1. Type a number between 1 and 100 for how many lines you want to scroll. The default is 3 lines.
2. Click OK.
3. Close Registry Editor.

Scroll “One screen at a time”

1. Type -1 as the value.
2. Click OK.
3. Close Registry Editor.

That’s it!

Summary

You can change your mouse wheel scroll speed in Windows 11 using the Settings app, Control Panel, or Registry Editor.