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Why is My Mouse Middle Button Not Working?

We discussed AutoHotKey before, and there are ways people have managed to get middle-clicks working on their touchpad. If that fails, you can use AutoHotKey to make your own middle-click function. If you can’t find any options, there’s still help! Try searching for your laptop’s model online to find any documentation on how to enable middle-clicking. Again, look for a category or tab that mentions your touchpad and check them for any middle-click options. If you can’t find one, you may have better luck checking the Mouse or Pen and Touch options and finding a way to set an option there. Look for a custom option that mentions your touchpad or talks about a Synaptics touchpad. If you want a place to start, press the Start button, type “Control Panel,” and click the entry that appears.Ĭlick on the top-right to change the view to “Icons” view, if you haven’t already. Because different makes of laptops use different touchpads and drivers, there’s a chance that your manufacturer has added some middle-click touchpad functionality however, the method of activating this option will differ from laptop to laptop. Without a precision touchpad things get a little trickier.

The gestures will translate this as a middle click, so you can continue as normal! If You Don’t Have a Precision Touchpad

To activate it, simply tap the touchpad with three fingers at the same time.

Now you’ll be able to middle-click using the touchpad. For now, if you’re interested in the middle click touchpad functionality, find the box labelled “Taps” and change this to “Middle mouse button.” Scroll down the right screen until you see “Three-finger gestures.” You can set different swipes and gestures here, so make sure you familiarise yourself with the options available. This is very helpful, as we’re going to use those gestures to create a middle-click function. If you see this message, this means your touchpad supports gestures.