{"id":20820,"date":"2025-05-14T07:59:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T07:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=20820"},"modified":"2025-05-14T07:59:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T07:59:34","slug":"change-touchpad-scrolling-direction-in-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/change-touchpad-scrolling-direction-in-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Step-by-Step Tutorial: Change Touchpad Scrolling Direction in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Touchpad two-finger scroll not working as I expected? How can I reverse the direction of scrolling when I move two fingers up or down on the touchpad? If you have upgraded to Windows 11 and not used to the default scrolling direction, you can reverse the touchpad scroll direction with ease. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll walk you through the steps to change touchpad scrolling direction in Windows 11, without using third-party software or registry hack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Change Touchpad Scrolling Direction in Windows 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To get started, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/common-ways-to-open-settings-app-in-windows-11\/\">open the Settings app<\/a> by pressing the <strong>Windows<\/strong> + <strong>I<\/strong> keyboard shortcut, or you can right-click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button in the taskbar and then choose &#8220;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&#8220;.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/open-settings-from-start-button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"326\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/open-settings-from-start-button.png 410w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/open-settings-from-start-button-300x239.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Bluetooth &amp; devices<\/strong> on the left side, and then click <strong>Touchpad<\/strong> on the right side.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/touchpad.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"424\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/touchpad.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/touchpad-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Scroll &amp; zoom<\/strong> to expand its related settings.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/scroll-zoom.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"433\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/scroll-zoom.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/scroll-zoom-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>You can then click the &#8220;<strong>Scrolling direction<\/strong>&#8221; drop-down menu to select your preferred option for two-finger scrolling: <strong>Down motion scrolls up<\/strong> or <strong>Down motion scrolls down<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/touchpad-scrolling-direction.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"433\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/touchpad-scrolling-direction.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/touchpad-scrolling-direction-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Down motion scrolls up<\/strong> (default): When you swipe down with two fingers on the touchpad, the vertical scrollbar will move up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Down motion scrolls down<\/strong>: When you swipe down with two fingers on the touchpad, the vertical scrollbar will move down. This is the &#8220;natural&#8221; scroll direction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Close the Settings app. Enjoy scrolling the way you&#8217;re happy with.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Touchpad two-finger scroll not working as I expected? How can I reverse the direction of scrolling when I move two fingers up or down on the touchpad? If you have upgraded to Windows 11 and not used to the default scrolling direction, you can reverse the touchpad scroll direction with ease. 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