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How to adjust mouse scroll speed to the default value in windows 10/11

Lucas Watson
Lucas Watson

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As a very common input device of a computer, the mouse plays an important role in our daily use of computers. Except for a right button and left button, a mouse wheel is also an indispensable component. There are some users who find their mouse wheel scrolls too fast on windows 10/11. In fact, we can not only change the size and color of a mouse pointer, but also change the mouse scroll speed. In this article, we show you how to adjust mouse scroll speed in Windows 10/11.

Note: The default mouse scroll speed windows 10/11 is 3 lines at a time and we set the speed as this value in the following examples. You can, of course, set the mouse scroll speed as the most comfortable value.


Way 1. Adjust mouse scroll speed through Windows 10 Settings

Step 1: Press Win key + I or click Windows icon and click Settings icon to open Windows Settings.

open Windows Settings

Step 2: Click Devices.

open Devices

Step 3: Select the Mouse tab.

Mouse tab

Option 1

Below the Roll the mouse wheel to scroll, select Multiple lines at a time, and move the slider with your mouse or andkey to an ideal value.

Adjust speed

Option 2

Step 1: Click Additional mouse options to open the mouse properties.

Additional mouse options

Step 2: Select Wheel tab, select The following number of lines at a time, and then adjust the value with the up and down arrow. After that, click Apply and click OK.

mouse properties

Way 2. Adjust mouse scroll speed through Windows 11 Settings

Step 1: Press Win key + I or right-click Windows icon and click Settings to open Windows Settings.

open Windows Settings

Step 2: Navigate to Bluetooth & devices>Mouse.

open Devices

Option 1

On the right of Roll the mouse wheel to scroll, select Multiple lines at a time, and move the slider with your mouse or andkey to an ideal value.

Adjust speed

Option 2

Step 1: Click Additional mouse options to open the mouse properties.

Additional mouse options

Step 2: Select Wheel tab, select The following number of lines at a time, and then adjust the value with the up and down arrow. After that, click Apply and click OK.

mouse properties

Way 3. Adjust mouse scroll speed through Registry Editor

Step 1: Press Win + R to open the Run box, enter regedit, and then click OK or press the Enter key.

run regedit

Step 2: Click Yes to close the confirmation box.

Click Yes

Step 3: Navigate to Computer>HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Control Panel>Desktop.

Navigate path

Step 4: Find the WheelScrollLines and double click to open it. Enter the value and then click OK.

Adjust speed