It just irritates me a little bit that when I scroll in Windows, I have to scroll normally, but on Mac OS X, I have to change back to the other scrolling (Inverted), I prefer the Mac OS X way, is there a way to have this setting on Windows using Bootcamp settings or such?
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From user3669959's linked answer:
- Open the Mouse settings in the Control Panel
- Click on the Hardware tab, "HID-compliant device", Properties
- Click on the Details tab
- Choose Device Instance Path in the Property drop down menu
- Note the VID value
- Run regedit
- Edit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HID\VID_???\VID_???\Device Parameters, where the ??? is the VID value we just found
- Edit FlipFlopWheel
- Change the value from 0 to 1
- Close all programs
- Reboot
This worked for me on a Windows 7 64 bit PC, using the Boot Camp 5.1.5769 AppleWirelessTrackpad64.exe driver.
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Changing VID value in the registry edit worked for me on the newest Macbook pro, 2017, installing windows 10 64 bit. Thanks. May 22, 2018 at 1:24
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1Managed to do it on macOS Catalina (Macbook pro 2015). For me the easiest way to find FlipFlopWheel property was using Registry Editor's Edit->Find. I have found two records, have chosen one with appopriate VID value. Dec 21, 2019 at 7:53
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1Also still working on Windows 10 w/ the Magic Mouse 2. Thanks a bunch! Nov 21, 2021 at 15:40
I've written a small c# app to change the registry settings for all devices. It enumerates every device and changes the 'FlipFlopWheel' setting to 1 or 0 depending on which button you press.
The full source is available on Github, the source code that actually does the flipping the registry setting (<100 lines) is here: https://github.com/jamie-pate/flipflop-windows-wheel/blob/master/Form1.cs
For those just wanting to 'get it done' here is the executable (asks for UAC elevation) https://github.com/jamie-pate/flipflop-windows-wheel/blob/master/bin/Debug/FlipWheel.exe
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1I just downloaded and ran the Flipwheel application and clicked on Invert All. But there seem to be no changes, can you explain a bit to newbies like me how to go about it. Also nothing like UAC elevation was asked– AbhayOct 2, 2019 at 21:06
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1@Abhay I think this software changes the registry and you'd need to restart/re-login in order for the changes to take effect.– xjiJan 28, 2020 at 14:45
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WIndows BootCamp reverse scrolling http://tsentas.net/windows-bootcamp-reverse-scrolling/
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3While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes.– TetsujinNov 14, 2015 at 19:49
I've recently switched from Parallels to Bootcamp for doing 3ds Max work. This issue drove me bananas! I finally found this fantastic utility, called Trackpad++. It not only solved the 'natural scrolling' issue, but also brought back things like three-finger drag, and other gestures. It really is the perfect solution (and no, I don't know the developer): http://trackpad.forbootcamp.org/
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it looks good but Trackpad++ has some bizarre weekly update requirement - just a red flag.– niicoJun 12, 2017 at 8:55
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Tried changing the regex FlipFlopWheel and rebooting but still the same. Installed Trackpadd++ and while it offered me no authorised Windows certs, and Defender warned me against running it, once it was running it worked with default settings. Its on a 2nd Macbook air, not sure I would put it on my main macbook, but will keep an eye on it and see if there is any undesired behaviour– macasasAug 3, 2020 at 11:14
And to invert horizontal scrolling, use a very similar Powershell script (remember to run Powershell as administrator):
Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HID\*\*\Device` Parameters FlipFlopWheel -EA 0 | ForEach-Object { Set-ItemProperty $_.PSPath FlipFlopHScroll 1 }
(note FlipFlopHScroll
instead of FlipFlopWheel
)
(Per this link)
I use this free program to set the scroll wheel to reverse scroll in windows 10. I also use it in windows 7 at work and set the work mouse wheel button to back. Super useful.
It worked for me this way:
Open Control Panel.
In the search field at top right type, 'mouse' and hit enter.
Click on 'mouse' in green - the top one!.
the very last tab of the window that popped up will be your device's software settings - click it and open up the settings program.
Click on Two Finger Scrolling under Multi-Finger Gestures and select GEAR symbol.
Select (or deselect) "Enable reverse scrolling direction".
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2I couldn't find these settings - the 'very last tab' says Harwdware not software settings.– niicoJun 12, 2017 at 8:53
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1"the very last tab of the window that popped up will be your device's software settings", No, it isn't - the question asked how to reverse scrolling direction in bootcamp, and the bootcamp driver does not offer this. Jun 17, 2017 at 22:01