How To Increase Mouse Sensitivity In Windows 10, 8, 7

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1) How To Configure Mouse Pointer Sensitivity in Windows 10, 8 , 7?

2) Steps to increase Mouse Pointer Sensitivity:

3) Step 1 : Open Mouse Properties On Windows 10, 8

4) Open Mouse Properties On Windows 7

5) Step 2: Change View

6) Step 3: Open Mouse Settings

7) Step 4: Increasing Mouse Sensitivity

How To Configure Mouse Pointer Sensitivity in Windows 10, 8 , 7?

Your mouse pointer running slow can be annoying sometime. To fix that you need to increase your mouse pointer sensitivity on your windows 10 operating system. Mouse pointer speed is the speed of your mouse pointer, Cursor or Touch-pad. Windows has an amazing feature which lets its users to change mouse pointer/cursor speed or other mouse related options. In order to customize these settings, we need to open the Mouse Properties window from control. We have made a list of simple steps which will help you guide on how to increase mouse pointer sensitivity on Windows 10 or any other Microsoft operating system.

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Steps to increase Mouse Pointer Sensitivity:

Step 1 : Open Mouse Properties On Windows 10, 8

Press Windows key on your keyboard, it will open the Start Menu. Type Mouse in its search, then click on the Settings (gear icon) button at the top right corner. Now, click on the Mouse settings option. This will open Mouse Settings in a separate window.

Open Mouse Properties On Windows 7

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Press Windows key to open Start Menu. Then Search for Control Panel and open it by clicking on it.

Step 2: Change View

Now, In the Control Panel window, at right side, click the selection button next to View by and Select the Large icons view mode. This will show up all hardware and Windows OS setting icons.

Step 3: Open Mouse Settings

Now, click on the Mouse option. This will open Mouse Settings Options in a new window.

Step 4: Increasing Mouse Sensitivity

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Now, to increase or change your mouse sensitivity, look for pointer option Tab In the Mouse Properties Settings window and click on that tab.
As you can see, in the Motion category, we have the option to increase or decrease the mouse pointer speed.

Moving the slider to Slow will decrease speed and moving slider to Fast will increase the speed. Move slider backward or forward to change your mouse speed according to your need.

Also, make sure to check “Enhanced Pointer Precision” box for smooth experience.

That is how you increase mouse pointer sensitivity in windows 10, 8 and 7.