Adjust the Double–Click Speed of the Mouse

You can adjust the double–click speed of the mouse to make it respond faster or slower to meet your accessibility needs. This procedure tells you how to adjust the double–click speed of the mouse through Mouse Properties in Control Panel.

Mouse actionsKeyboard actions
1 On the Start menu:
  • Select Control Panel
Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key Windows logo key).
  • Select Control Panel by pressing C.
2 In Control Panel:
  • Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
  • If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
  • Select Mouse.
 In Control Panel:
  • Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
  • If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
  • Press ENTER.
  • Move to Mouse by pressing the arrow keys.
  • Press ENTER.
3 In the Mouse Properties dialog box, on the Buttons tab, under Double–click speed:
  • Select the double–click speed you want by moving the Speed slider arrow left for slower and right for faster.
  • Select OK.
 In the Mouse Properties dialog box, on the Buttons tab, under Double–click speed:
  • Move to the Speed slider by pressing D.
  • Select the speed you want by moving the slider arrow with the RIGHT ARROW and LEFT ARROW.
  • Press ENTER.
4 To close Control Panel:
  • Select the Close button.
 To close Control Panel:
  • Press ALT+F, C.

Control Panel: Mouse: Buttons tab: Double–click speed

Control Panel: Mouse: Buttons tab: Double–click speed