How to Change Touchpad Cursor Speed in Windows 11

Touchpad cursor speed in Windows 11 controls how fast your mouse pointer moves across the screen when you slide your finger across your laptop trackpad. Fast pointer speeds help you zip across large screens, while slower speeds give you more control for detailed tasks like photo editing.

Windows 11 puts this setting right inside the main Settings app so you can speed up or slow down your trackpad in just a few clicks. Open the Touchpad menu to adjust the speed slider until the pointer feels right for you.

Change Touchpad Cursor Speed in Settings

Press Win+I to open Settings. Select ‘Bluetooth & devices’ from the sidebar, then click ‘Touchpad’. Locate the ‘Cursor speed’ slider. Move it left for a slower cursor, or right for a faster one. Choose the speed that feels right. Hovering your pointer over the slider reveals the current speed, which ranges from 1 to 10. The default speed is 5. Close Settings when finished.

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:
   

   For advanced users, you can change your touchpad cursor speed in Windows 11 by editing the Registry Editor, though this is more technical. You’ll need to find a setting called CursorSpeed and change its value to control how sensitive your pointer is. This method requires administrator rights.

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

Advanced users can modify the Windows registry directly to adjust the pointer speed beyond the standard limits.

How to change mouse pad speed?

Need to adjust mouse cursor speed instead? Go to ‘System Settings,’ then click ‘Mouse’ or ‘Trackpad.’ Under ‘Point & Click,’ locate the ‘Tracking speed’ slider to change sensitivity.