Mouse Middle Button changed it's "show open windows" function


  1. Posts : 8
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       #1

    Mouse Middle Button changed it's "show open windows" function


    Greetings,

    I do not know why or how, but my mouse's middle button changed the way it opens the current opened windows:
    instead of opening in an all screen pane, with all the windows which are opened disposed along the pane, it shows the "alt+tab" system.
    I would like to know how do i get the all screen pane again, i like it a lot more.
    I hope i've been clear enough.
    Can someone assist me? Thanks.
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  2. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Tomas, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    What is the brand and model of your mouse? If we know which one you have, then someone with the same one will be able to help better.


    For now, click on the Mouse icon in the Control Panel (icons view) to see if you may have a Settings type tab like in the screenshot below. This will vary depening on what brand you have, and if you installed the mouse's drivers/software.
    Mouse Middle Button changed it's "show open windows" function-settings.jpg
    I have a Logitech mouse, so I get this when I click on my SetPoint Settings tab. From here, I can change what the middle button function will be. This is brand specific though.
    Mouse Middle Button changed it's "show open windows" function-middle_button.jpg
    Hope this helps for now,
    Shawn
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  3. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I still couldn't solve the problem. My mouse is a microsoft wireless mobile 3500 (i know, it sucks).

    The settings for the buttons actions doesn't offer much of a choice, so i'm really thinking that i won't have much choice but to accept this suddent change.
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  4. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #4

    Are you using a Aero theme?

    In addition, double check the items in the red Warning box at the top of the tutorial below to make sure that you meet Aero requirements for Flip 3D to work. If not, then it would switch to Alt+Tab mode instead of Flip 3D.

    Switch Between Windows - Flip 3D Shortcut
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  5. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Yes, I am. And my computer has all the capacity needed for the flip 3D.

    Though it's still something that im after.



    I couldn't type the right words on Google so that was the closet I could get.
    Something like that used to show when i clicked the mouse middle button (wheel button), though now it just gives me alt+tab program change.
    Hope this is could get clearer ^_^'
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  6. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #6

    I'm not sure what may have caused this for you, but you could do a system restore using a restore point dated before the middle button action changed on your to undo it and hopefully fix it for you.
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  7. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    I shall try that then. Thanks for all the help
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  8. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #8

    You're welcome. Please let us know how it went. :)
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  9. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Well, I figured it out!
    Didn't need to restore the PC, thankfully, but i did need to test all the possible mid button click options (and it was pretty much the last one).

    Mouse Middle Button changed it's "show open windows" function-sem-titulo.png

    The text is in portuguese, but the option i wanted was the "Instant View" setting.

    This thing was really bothering me out. Thanks a lot again!
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  10. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #10

    That's great news. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted. :)
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