Reverse the Mouse Buttons (All Windows)

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Reverse the Mouse Buttons (All Windows)
Category: Home > Hardware > Mice and Keyboards

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By default the left mouse button is the primary mouse button and the right is the secondary. This tweak lets you swap those buttons around to make the right the primary, which may be useful for left handed users.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called 'SwapMouseButtons' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
SwapMouseButtons	REG_SZ	"1"


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse]
Name: SwapMouseButtons
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: (0 for normal, 1 = swap buttons)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: March 21, 2002

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