There are many different ways of customizing your mouse’s functionality. From changing the pointer speed to its UI, the possibilities are endless. Today, we will be sharing another such tip. This tutorial offers instructions to swap the left and right mouse buttons functionalities on your Windows 10 PC. We will be sharing three different methods for the same.

The first one uses the Control Panel to get the work done. The second method involves swapping the mouse buttons from your PC’s Settings. The third and final method is slightly longer and requires dealing with a Windows Registry Editor file. Handling these registry editor files might be dangerous for your laptop if not done correctly. So if you aren’t much into these technicalities, it’s better to proceed with the first or second method. On that note, also check out our guide on how to add ‘Move to’ and ‘Copy to’ to Windows 10 context menu.

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Via Control Panel

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  1. Head over to the Start Menu and search for Control Panel.
  2. Next, click on Mouse and you will be taken to the Buttons tab
  3. Just checkmark the ‘Switch primary and secondary buttons‘ option.
  4. Finally hit Apply > OK. That’s it. You have successfully swapped the left and right mouse buttons using Command Prompt.

Let’s now see how the same could be done from the Settings menu of your PC. Furthermore, you could even remap any key in Windows 10, 8, 7 or Vista as well. Refer to our guide to know more about it.

Via Settings Menu

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  1. Use the Windows+I shortcut key combination to launch the Settings menu.
  2. Type Mouse in the search bar situated at the top left.
  3. Select Mouse Settings from the drop-down.
  4. Under the Select your primary button drop-down, select Right.

With that, you will have swapped the mouse buttons.  Now let’s turn our attention towards achieving the same from Registry Editor.

Via Registry Editor

swap buttons registry

  1. Launch the Run dialog box from the Start menu. Type regedit and hit Enter.
  2. Paste the below location in the address bar of Registry Editor. 
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse
  3. Now scroll to the bottom and double-click the SwapMouseButton file.
  4. Enter 1 in the Value Data field and click OK to confirm.

Doing so will swap the mouse buttons’ functionality. If at any point in time, you wish to revert the changes, replace 1 with 0 in the Value Data field. With that, we conclude this guide. Which method will you ultimately end up choosing? Do let us know the same in the comments section below.

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