Reverse scrolling direction

[ednfs]

Description of the new feature / enhancement

Windows (10) lacks a simple setting for changing the scroll direction, so when you are working in an environment where you can't edit the registry there is no way to change the scrolling direction. It would be great to introduce a setting in Power Toys that modifies the relevant registry flag.

Scenario when this would be used?

For anyone who is used to the reversed scrolling direction on macs, but has limited rights to install software and edit their system.

Supporting information

There has been several tickets like this in the past, showing how high the interest is for this feature! Unfortunately they have all been closed without the feature being added to PowerToys.
#26951
#24757
#17565
#22074
#13782
#6434
#12880
#33683
#34142
#14490

(Please don't close this request for being a duplicate.)

[similar-issues-ai]

We've found some similar issues:

• Ability to reverse scrolling direction on mouse scrollwheel #26951 , similarity score: 90%
• Reverse scrolling #24757 , similarity score: 89%
• Mouse Scroll Direction Inverse #17565 , similarity score: 83%
• Flip Mouse Scroll Wheel Direction #22074 , similarity score: 82%
• Invert mouse wheel #13782 , similarity score: 82%

If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue.

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[Jay-o-Way]

@crutkas

[crutkas]

We mentioned this in #6434 that it was added into new builds of windows. Chances are PT would set that flag and if you can’t set it, PT would also be blocked.

/dup #6434

[microsoft-github-policy-service]

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

[ednfs]

"Chances are [..]". I guess I will continue my struggle with having to develop on Windows at work. Maybe I can find a workaround with Apple some day.

[Jay-o-Way]

it was added into new builds of windows.

Yes, a build that will be available quickly, but for many users not even yet. Also this is no solution for any OS older than that version. Not even mentioning the discoverability of something like this.

Chances are

Yeah I don't like the vagueness here either. Especially from a MS employee and PM for PowerToys.