How to Change Touchpad Cursor Speed in Windows 11

Changing your touchpad cursor speed in Windows 11 controls how fast your mouse pointer moves across the screen when you use your laptop’s touchpad.

This setting helps you make your touchpad feel just right, whether you prefer a fast pointer for quick navigation or a slower one for more precise movements. Most laptops released since 2019 come with precision touchpads that benefit greatly from this adjustment.

Windows 11 makes this easy to find within the Settings app, usually under the ‘Touchpad’ section. You can quickly tweak the speed to match your preference.

Change Touchpad Cursor Speed in Settings

Open Settings (press ⊞ Win+I). Click ‘Bluetooth & devices’ on the left. Then, click ‘Touchpad’ on the right. 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. You can 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

You can change your touchpad cursor speed in Windows 11 using either the Settings app or the Registry Editor.

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,’ you’ll find the ‘Tracking speed’ slider to adjust sensitivity.