Windows 10: Please provide a way to change 2-finger scroll speed and inertia

I recently upgraded my 6-year-old Lenovo X1 carbon (gen 1) with Windows 10 a brand new gen 7 machine, also Windows 10. Imagine my surprise when the wonderful touchpad experience from my very old machine was significantly degraded. Scrolling speed is slow, requiring many flicks to get to the bottom of large pages, and it "loses steam" quickly. On my old machine it would react naturally to fast flicks and scroll very quickly, and continue scrolling for a long time until i stopped it with another tap. It is so much more effort now to navigate large pages because the speed is so slow.


I have researched this extensively and it seems that there is no way to configure the speed of scrolling with the new "high precision touchpad" drivers. This document confirms this as of 2017:


https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/wi...mponent-guidelines/touchpad-tuning-guidelines


"Two-finger scrolling speed
Windows currently does not provide a way to modify the Precision Touchpad (PTP) two-finger scrolling speed"

Please, please, can this feature be added? This is such a huge usability degradation.

:)

 

Touchpad 2 finger scrolling not working.

Hi,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

I appreciate your interest on Windows 10.

Before we proceed I would like you to answer the following question:

• Do you receive any error message?
• Have you enabled two finger scrolling?

I suggest you to follow the methods below:

Method 1:

I suggest you to enable two finger scrolling and check. Please follow the steps below:

1. Press or tap “Windows key + X”, click on "Control Panel." Navigate to "Mouse," under "Hardware and sound".

2. Select the "Touchpad" tab in the "Mouse" window. This tab will also list the touchpad manufacturer.

3. Select "Properties," "Settings," "Advanced".

4. Click the box next to "Enable scrolling" if this option is available.

5. Click the arrow to the right of "Scrolling" to open the scrolling list and select two-finger scrolling to access the specific features.

6. Click to enable for two-finger scrolling feature, then select "Adjust scrolling region" or the similar option, if available.

7. Drag the scrolling region to cover a larger portion of the touchpad if you want to ensure you can scroll easily.

8. Click "Ok" to apply any changes and close the options windows. Keep clicking "Ok" until all of the windows with this option are closed.

9. Restart your computer if prompted. Your scrolling feature should be enabled.

If the issue persists,

Method 2:

I suggest you to uninstall and reinstall the touchpad driver and check.

Refer the steps below to uninstall device driver:

• Click Start, type Device Manager in the Start search box and hit ENTER.
• Locate Keyboard Driver and expand the same.
• Right-click on touchpad driver and click on Uninstall button to uninstall the driver associated with the device.
• Restart the computer and check if the issue persists.

Also, download and install the latest touchpad drivers from the manufacturer website .

Please refer the article below:

Support für XPS 15Z L511Z | Treiber und Downloads | Dell Deutschland


If driver for Windows 10 is not available then I suggest you
to install the driver in compatibility mode.

Follow the steps below to install the drivers in compatibility with Windows 10.

• Download the driver from the manufacturer’s website.
• Right-click on the driver setup file and click on ‘Properties’.
• Click on the ‘Compatibility’ tab and check the box
  ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’ and select Windows 10 operating system from the drop down menu and proceed with the installation. Once this is done, restart the computer and check if the issue persists.

Please get back to us with updated status. We will be happy to assist you further.

 

Two finger mouse pad scroll speed increase.

When you use two fingers, the system basically interprets it the same as if you had used a mouse with a scroll wheel.

So in this case, you can open your Mouse Properties and adjust the scrolling speed for that scroll wheel, and it will affect your speed when using two fingers also.

One quick way to reach those options is to do this:

1) Right-click Start button and choose Run

2) Type main.cpl and click OK

3) Go to the Wheel tab at the top and adjust the speed.

If the company that built your laptop included more touchpad software than just the basics, you might also be able to adjust those options in the touchpad-specific options. Those are sometimes integrated into the same mouse properties you open with the 3
steps above, but it can also be in a totally separate app provided by the manufacturer.

You can also adjust your scrolling speed from the Settings app:

1) Open Settings app, click Devices

2) Choose Mouse

3) Adjust the scrolling speed.

 

Can't scroll with 2 fingers after upgrades to Windows 10

Hi Dan,

• What do mean by unable to scroll with 2 fingers?
• Are you using a mouse with the device?
• What are the troubleshooting steps that you have already tried?

Please revert with answers so that we can diagnose and provide steps.