Windows 10: Change Mouse Scroll Speed in Windows 10

How to: Change Mouse Scroll Speed in Windows 10


Information You can customize your mouse in a variety of ways in Windows.

You can set the number of lines the screen will scroll for each notch of mouse wheel movement, or scroll an entire screen of text for each notch of the mouse wheel.

This tutorial will show you how to roll the mouse wheel to scroll multiple lines at a time or one screen at a time for your account in Windows 10.

CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Change Mouse Scroll Speed in Settings
• Option Two: To Change Mouse Scroll Speed in Mouse Properties
• Option Three: To Change Mouse Scroll Speed in Registry Editor

OPTION ONE [/i] To Change Mouse Scroll Speed in Settings
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Devices icon.

2. Do step 3 (multiple lines at a time) or step 4 (one screen at a time) below for what you want.


3. To Roll the mouse wheel to scroll "Multiple lines at a time"


Note This is the default setting.

A) Select Multiple lines at a time in the "Roll the mouse wheel to scroll" drop down on the right side. (see screenshot below)

B) Adjust the slider to "Choose how many lines to scroll each line" for what you want, and go to step 5 below.


Note You can set to scroll between 1 to 100 lines at a time.

3 lines is the default setting.






4. To Roll the mouse wheel to scroll "One screen at a time"
A) Select One screen at a time in the "Roll the mouse wheel to scroll" drop down on the right side, and go to step 5 below. (see screenshot below)




5. When finished, you can close Settings if you like.





OPTION TWO [/i] To Change Mouse Scroll Speed in Mouse Properties
1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Mouse icon.

2. Do step 3 (multiple lines at a time) or step 4 (one screen at a time) below for what you want.


3. To Roll the mouse wheel to scroll "Multiple lines at a time"


Note This is the default setting.

A) In the Wheel tab, select (dot) The following number of lines at a time in the "Vertical Scrolling" section. (see screenshot below)

B) Select a number between 1 to 100 lines at a time you want, and click/tap on OK to apply.


Note 3 lines is the default setting.






4. To Roll the mouse wheel to scroll "One screen at a time"
A) In the Wheel tab, select (dot) One screen at a time in the "Vertical Scrolling" section, and click/tap on OK to apply. (see screenshot below)









OPTION THREE [/i] To Change Mouse Scroll Speed in Registry Editor
1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type regedit into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Registry Editor.

2. Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)
*Arrow HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop




3. In the right pane of the Desktop key, double click/tap on the WheelScrollLines string value to modify it. (see screenshot above)

4. Do step 5 (multiple lines at a time) or step 6 (one screen at a time) below for what you want.


5. To Roll the mouse wheel to scroll "Multiple lines at a time"


Note This is the default setting.

A) Type a number between 1 and 100 to scroll how many lines at a time you want, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)


Note 3 lines is the default setting.





6. To Roll the mouse wheel to scroll "One screen at a time"
A) Type -1 as the value data, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)





7. You can now close Registry Editor if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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How do I change scroll direction of a mouse NOT listed under Mice?

Thanks; yes, those are great directions and did work to change the direction of the wired mouse that came with the computer. But the mouse I'm using doesn't show up as a mouse in the hardware list, so I can't follow the rest of those steps. I need the mouse to appear on the list of mice in order to complete this sequence.

 

Windows 10 mouse scroll wheel issue

Hi,

There can be numerous causes of the issue that you're having with your mouse scroll wheel speed such as outdated drivers, dirt, damaged cables, and more. To correct such issue, we suggest that you adjust the scroll speed of your mouse wheel using the steps
below:

• Click Start > Settings.
• Go to Devices > Mouse & touchpad.
• Under Choose how many lines to scroll each time, move the slider to the right to make the speed of your mouse wheel faster.

With regard to cleaning the inside of your mouse, you have to contact its manufacturer to get proper instructions.

You can find more information about troubleshooting mouse issues in this
article.

Update us on the status of the issue.

 

Mouse problems - not scrolling, resetting speed

When you double-click on the first button on the top of your mouse, you can change the DPI with the scroll, so the scroll don't work.

 

Cannot change speed of Horizontal Scrolling in Windows 10

As I explained, I installed the updated drivers for the mouse already.

It seems to be a problem in Windows that is not taking into account my setting for horizontal scroll speed. Every aspect of the mouse works as expected, including rebinding buttons and macros, but when I scroll horizontally it will only ever scroll one
character at a time. The setting to change scroll speed is in Windows, not the mouse driver software.

 

scrolling speed

Changing the arrow cursor might have caused the problem if it was the only change made prior to the issue. Have you tried to undo this change? If doing so doesn't make any difference, you may try the following methods to resolve the issue:

Method 1: Run the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter.

• Right-click on the Start menu and select Control Panel.
• Type troubleshooting in the search bar and click on
  Troubleshooting.
• Click on Hardware and Sound > Hardware and Devices.
• Follow the steps from the wizard to run the troubleshooter.
  

Method 2: Uninstall and re-install the mouse driver.

• Right-click on the Start menu and select Device Manager.
• Expand Mice and other pointing devices.
• Right-click the device name and select Uninstall.
• To re-install the mouse driver, select Scan for hardware changes.

Method 3: Change the mouse scroll speed through the Settings app.

• Click the Start menu and click on Settings.
• Go to Devices > Mouse & touchpad.
• You will see a slider. Use it to set how many lines the scroll wheel should skip at a time for every scroll. Simply hold and drag the slider to the number you want.

Let us know if you need further assistance.