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How do I reassign my mouse buttons?

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Victoria Simmons

Updated on April 07, 2026

How do I reassign my mouse buttons?

To reassign a button across all applications

  1. Using the mouse that you want to configure, start Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center.
  2. Select basic settings.
  3. Select the button that you want to reassign.
  4. In the list of the button that you want to reassign, select a command. To disable a button, select Disable this button.

How do I fix my mouse buttons not working?

Here are some ways to get moving again when your mouse left click is not working properly.

  1. Fix a Corrupted User Profile.
  2. Check for Corrupted Windows Data.
  3. Delete Any Recently Installed Apps and Drivers.
  4. Delete and Reinstall Your Antivirus.
  5. Hard Reset Your Computer.
  6. Update Mouse Drivers.
  7. Enable ClickLock.

Why are the side buttons on my mouse not working?

It is likely that either the mouse buttons are not recognized as individual buttons, or there is no default action assigned to these buttons. Operating System: Only mouse 1 and 2 (left click and right click) will have default actions assigned. This means that using your extra buttons will have no effect by default.

How do I enable my mouse buttons?

To turn on Mouse Keys

  1. Open Ease of Access Center by clicking the Start button. , clicking Control Panel, clicking Ease of Access, and then clicking Ease of Access Center.
  2. Click Make the mouse easier to use.
  3. Under Control the mouse with the keyboard, select the Turn on Mouse Keys check box.

How do you bind Mouse buttons?

How to assign functions

  1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click Mouse.
  3. Click the Buttons tab.
  4. Under Button Assignment, click the box for a button to which you want to assign a function, and then click the function that you want to assign to that button.
  5. Click Apply, and then click OK.

What is click lock?

If you do a lot of mouse dragging and selecting then you may like to try out the ‘ClickLock’ option. This feature enables you to drag objects, select blocks of text, or open menus, without having to hold down the mouse button.

Can move mouse but can’t click?

Usually, if you can move the mouse but you cannot click with it, it means that one of the mouse keys is pressed and send signals without being pressed (mouse button is damaged).

How do you check if mouse side buttons are working?

How to test your mouse

  1. Slowly, one by one, click and hold different buttons on your mouse.
  2. Check if the correct part of the mouse lights up the picture when pressing a button (or scrolling the wheel).
  3. If all the buttons on the picture light up and no double clicks were detected then your mouse is working properly.

Why is the right side of my mouse not working?

If the right click only doesn’t work in Windows Explorer , then you can restart it to see if it fixes the problem: 1) On your keyboard, press Ctrl, Shift and Esc at the same time to open Task Manager. 2) Click on Windows Explorer > Restart. 3) Hopefully your right click has come back to life now.

How do you program mouse buttons on a Mac?

Mac OS X

  1. On the Apple menu, click System Preferences.
  2. Click Microsoft Mouse.
  3. Click Add.
  4. In the Choose a file window, locate the program that you want to assign custom settings to, and then click the program’s executable file.
  5. Click Open.
  6. Configure the mouse settings for that program.

How do I change mouse buttons in Windows 10?

Go to Settings > Devices > Mouse > Select your primary button to choose whether the right or left button is primary.