
Press Windows key + R to open a Run dialog. To change the direction of your mouse wheel, you need to dig deep into your Windows Registry files.
If you decide to use a mouse, reversing the touchpad’s settings will not have an effect on the mouse wheel. Method 2: Reversing the Scrolling direction for a Mouse Wheel (Mouse only) Generally, look for an option similar to Two-finger scrolling and look for a reverse toggle. Note: Remember that this menu is likely to look entirely different on your side.
Look for the Multi-finger tab, select Scrolling, and then check the box next to Reverse. If you can’t identify it, note that it’s usually located last when counting from the left and it’s usually the only tab with a logo. Note: Depending on your manufacturer, the tab can be named Clickpad settings, Smart Gestures, Synaptics, or Device Settings. If it doesn’t take you to another window directly, look for an Options button.
Once you arrive in the Mouse Properties screen, look for the tab belonging to your Touchpad software.
This is where it starts to be different according to your manufacturer. Select Touchpad from the left-hand side menu, then click on Additional settings under Related settings. Press Windows key + I and click on Devices. If not, read the Note paragraphs for additional information. If you have an Asus laptop, you should be able to follow this guide with no problems. We managed to reverse the scrolling direction of an ELAN Touchpad. Most laptop manufacturers use proprietary touchpad technologies, so you can expect your screen to look different than ours. The steps of this method are highly dependable on the manufacturer of your laptop. Method 1: Reverse the Scrolling Direction of a Touchpad (Touchpad only) If you use a touchpad, stick with Method 1. Method 1 might not be possible to replicate in your situation depending on your laptop manufacturer, but the other two methods should work if followed on any Windows-based computer. From our investigations, we discovered three different ways of reversing the scroll direction in Windows 10 (if you’re on the latest update). However, it’s still possible to do it, but you’ll have to take the long route. If you’re on one of the latest Windows 10 updates, you can’t reverse the scrolling direction as easily anymore. It’s no longer possible to navigate to Devices > Mouse & Trackpad and toggle Reverse scrolling direction. Reversing the scrolling direction used to be as easy as turning on a switch, but Microsoft decided to make things harder for those who prefer to scroll the “unnatural” way. I’m a proud member of the default category, but I know some people that regard reversed scrolling to be the “more natural” way. There are the ones that scroll the default way, and some that prefer to use a reversed scrolling direction. Windows users can be split into two different types of people.