Switch Left and Right mouse buttons to make the Mouse Left-Handed

By default, a mouse device is configured to be right-handed, with its primary button on the left and secondary on the right. The primary button is used for functions like selecting and dragging. You can make your mouse left-handed by swapping its predefined functionality. Follow these steps:

Change Left & Right mouse buttons using Windows Settings

Windows 11

T swap or change Left & Right mouse buttons on Windows 11:

Windows 10

There’s another quick way to switch mouse configuration on Windows 10, here you can directly hop into your mouse settings. Follow these steps: 1] Right-click the ‘Windows’ icon and select ‘Search’ 2] Type ‘mouse’ and select ‘Mouse Settings’ from the search results 3] Under the ‘Select your primary button’ drop-down, select ‘Right’

You are done! Read: How to reverse Mouse and Touchpads scrolling direction in Windows?

Swap Left and Right mouse buttons using Control Panel

Done, now your primary select button on your mouse device is your right button, and the secondary button (commonly referred to as right-click) is the left button.

Read: Windows Pointers & Mouse Settings for left-handed people. The world around us is very right-centric, and everything from pencils to computer devices expects you to use your right hand. This trick will surely help you turn your mouse functionality around.