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Slowing down your mouse's double click speed

Introduction

Many actions in Windows require that you click the left mouse button twice in quick succession to work . This is called a ' double click '.

Many people experience difficulty double clicking, because the time in which they have to do two quick clicks of the left mouse button is too short.

It is easy, however, to slow down the speed at which you need to double click and this section shows you how. Please select one of the following links to find out more:

Please note: If you have bought a different mouse and/or installed a different mouse driver then the options may look slightly different to those shown.

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