How to Change Touchpad Cursor Speed in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the touchpad cursor speed on your Windows 11 computer.

If your Windows 11 laptop or device has a built-in precision touchpad, you can adjust its cursor speed if it feels too slow or too fast for you.

Reference:

Precision touchpad tuning (touchpad-tuning-guidelines)

This page has information about touchpad settings in Windows 10 and newer versions.

Option One

Change Touchpad Cursor Speed in Settings

1. Open Settings (press Win+I).
2. Click on Bluetooth & devices on the left side. Then click on Touchpad on the right side.
3. Find the Cursor speed slider. Move it left to make the cursor slower or right to make it faster. Choose the speed you want.
4. When you hover your pointer over the slider, you will see the current speed (it goes from 1 to 10). The default speed is 5.
5. You can close Settings when you are done.

Option Two

Change Touchpad Cursor Speed in Registry Editor

1. Admin required: Open Registry Editor by typing regedit.exe in your search bar.
2. In the left pane, navigate to this location:
   

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad

3. In the right pane, find CursorSpeed and double-click it to open it.
4. Click on Decimal. Type a number between 2 (slower) and 20 (faster) for your cursor speed. Click OK.
5. The default cursor speed is 10. (Note: The Settings option in Option One divides this number by 2.)
6. Close Registry Editor.

Summary

You can change your touchpad cursor speed in two ways. The easiest way is through Settings. Just go to Bluetooth & devices, then Touchpad, and move the Cursor speed slider. You can also change it in Registry Editor if you prefer. Remember that the Settings slider goes from 1 to 10, while the Registry Editor value goes from 2 to 20.