Customise Mouse Keys (including side keys)

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I purchased a mouse some time ago from Amazon. It features 2 additional side buttons in addition to the typical left-right-middle layout. I was pleasantly surprised to find that these side buttons functioned seamlessly while browsing webpages, serving as the backward/forward navigation controls in the browsing history. This convenience sufficed for most of my needs.

However, I required the side buttons to emulate the LEFT/RIGHT or UP/DOWN arrow keys to ensure smooth navigation within my HTML slide deck for teaching. This mouse is budget-friendly, and unfortunately, the manufacturer does not provide any driver or software support for customisation.

Fortunately, I came across a free software solution known as X-Mouse Button Control, which expertly resolved my issues. I have successfully tested it on a Windows 11 x64 system, and it has been reported to work on Windows 7 and Windows 10 as well. If you encounter a similar issue, it's certainly worth trying out this software.