Adjust Touchpad Speed in Windows 11: A Quick Guide

This post shows students and new users steps to change the touchpad cursor speed in Windows 11.

If you see your touchpad cursor or pointer shooting across the screen faster than you’re moving your fingers, it might be related to pointer precision. Windows allows you to change the touchpad cursor speed if it’s moving too fast or too slow.

Windows allows users to change these settings from the Settings app. If you have a mouse connected to your laptop and would instead use it, turning off the touchpad actions will save you some annoyance.

Other settings one can perform on the device’s touchpad are; turning on or off the on-screen touchpad, using touchpad gestures, turning off touchpad clicks, tapping the touchpad with a singer’s finger to single-click, enabling two fingers on the touchpad to right-click, tapping twice and drag to the multi-select item or disable your device touchpad altogether and more.

Below is how to change a touchpad cursor speed in Windows 11.

How to change a touchpad cursor speed in Windows 11

As mentioned above, it might be related to pointer precision if you see your touchpad cursor or pointer shooting across the screen faster than you’re moving your fingers.

Below is how to change the speed of the touchpad cursor in Windows 11.

Windows 11 has a centralized location for the majority of its settings app. From system configurations to creating new users and updating Windows, all can be done from the System Settings pane.

To get to System Settings, you can use the Windows key + I shortcut or click on Start ==> Settings, as shown in the image below:

Alternatively, you can use the search box on the taskbar and search for Settings. Then select to open it.

Windows Settings pane should look similar to the image below. In Windows Settings, click Bluetooth & devices and select the Touchpad tile on the right.

Select the Cursor speed tile under the Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad settings pane under Gestures & Interaction.

Hovering the pointer over the slider will display the current speed (1 to 10). The default speed is set to 5.

Select and drag the slider to the desired speed and release.

That should do it!

Conclusion:

• Changing the touchpad cursor speed in Windows 11 can be a simple solution if the cursor moves too fast or too slow.
• Windows 11 provides a centralized location in the Settings app to customize touchpad settings, including the cursor speed.
• Users can easily access the Cursor speed settings under Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad in Windows Settings and adjust the slider to their preferred speed.
• Experimenting with different cursor speeds can help find the optimal setting for a smoother touchpad experience.
• In addition to cursor speed, Windows 11 offers various touchpad customization options such as gestures, taps, and multi-select actions for user convenience.