Scroll via mouse wheel even if the window is not in the foreground ergo focused!
Update on: 23 October 2025
Suitable for : Windows 11, Windows 10, 8.1, 7, ... , Server 2012-2025, 2022, x64, x32, x86
Suitable for : Windows 11, Windows 10, 8.1, 7, ... , Server 2012-2025, 2022, x64, x32, x86
Scroll via mouse wheel even if the window is not in the foreground ergo focused.
Always Mouse Wheel is a small portable Windows program this gives you the possibility when using the mouse wheel over any window (under the mouse pointer) to scroll via mouse wheel even if the window is not in the foreground e.g focused.
Key Features in Always Mouse Wheel
◆ Send scroll commands to windows in the background
◆ Optional: brings the wheel window to the foreground.
◆ [Alt + left mouse button] to move the windows by dragging
◆ [Alt + right mouse button] to change the windows size
◆ Horizontal scrolling
◆ Volume control when the mouse wheel on the taskbar
Other Specifications:
◆ Freeware
◆ Low CPU and Resource usage
◆ Extremely small in size
◆ Portable
◆ Multilingual
Easy to use, with great benefits
The program allows optionally: brings the wheel window to the foreground.
The inspiration was an user suggestion from Q-Dir 3.73 internal function. But this is a system-wide function for all Windows x64 and x32 systems without DLL and as a portable tool.
So you save a couple of clicks, or switching between windows.
The installation and removal
Always Mouse Wheel does not need to be installed, it can be easily started from the desktop without installation and can be used immediately on all Windows operating systems. Simply download the archive place by copy / paste on the desktop and start to use. If the program is not good for you, just quit the program and delete the AlwaysMouseWheel.exe.
Tip:
The AlwaysMouseWheel is absolutely sufficient, if you are familiar with portable applications, you can also use the Portable version. The x64 does not currently offer any functional advantages in this program, so the x32 can be used conveniently on al OS.
Supported Operating Systems
Always Mouse Wheel feature is Suitable for: Windows 12, Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Home, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise and Pro, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise and Pro, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium + Professional, Windows 7 Starter + Ultimate, , X64, x86 and x32 all Windows, MS Windows Server 2019, 2016,2012, .
| # AlwaysMouseWheel Versions History |
| New in version 6.55 // 23 October 2025 Minor bug fixes in the Always-Mouse-Wheel application for Windows 11 and 10 operating systems due to Smart Screen Lock. Important update to the language file in the Mouse Wheel app |
| New in version 6.44 // 17 July 2025 Updated language files in the Always-Mouse-Wheel tool for all MS Windows versions. Necessary adjustments for the Always-Mouse-Wheel app. |
| New in version 6.41 // 25 February 2025 Update of the language files in the Always-Mouse-Wheel application for all Windows Once again important tests and adjustments for Windows 11 24H2 |
| New in version 6.36 // 24 November 2024 Adjustments in the AlwaysMouseWheel for Dark Theme for the MS Windows 11 and 10 operating systems Necessary adjustments for the Always-Mouse-Wheel APP Updating the language files in the Always-Mouse-Wheel tool for all MS Windows versions |
| New in version 6.32.1 // 19 August 2024 New Code Sign Certificate for AlwaysMouseWheel.exe Necessary adjustments for Windows 11 and 10 made in the Always-Mouse-Wheel APP |
... complete Versions History
| # AlwaysMouseWheel is multilingual and a popular program worldwide: |
| Language | % | Translator Name | |
| 1 | Deutsch / German | 100 % | Nenad Hrg |
| 2 | English / Englisch | 100 % | Nenad Hrg |
| 3 | Russian / Русский | 100 % | |
| 4 | Polnisch / Polski | 100 % | Arek Albiniak |
| 5 | Portuguese / Portuguese | 48 % | Nuno Cruz |
| 6 | Chinese-Simplified / 简体 中文 | 96 % | Zepto Lee |
| 7 | Nederlands / Dutch | 100 % | Fred de Vries |
| 8 | Turkish / Türkçe | 100 % | Fatih Gorgulu |
| 9 | Swedish / Svenska | 100 % | Åke Engelbrektson |
| 10 | Traditional-Chinese / 繁体 中文 | 100 % | Danfong Hsieh |
| 11 | Hungarian / Magyar | 100 % | DoWtHen |
| 12 | French / Français | 100 % | Franck Mouffi,Largo |
| 13 | Italian / Italiano | 100 % | bovirus e Lorenzo Fassina |
| 14 | Serbian / Cрпски | 100 % | OZZII |
| 15 | Romanian / Română | 100 % | Stefan Arhip |
| 16 | Korean / 한국 | 100 % | ZN and 조남호 |
| 17 | Klingon / | 100 % | Mr Worf |
| 18 | Spanish / Español | 100 % | Triote |
| 19 | Thai / ภาษาไทย | 100 % | Chanchana Sornsoontorn |
| 20 | Greek / Ελληνικά | 100 % | George Axaroglou |
| 21 | Mexico / Spanish | 48 % | Alex Delgado |
| 22 | Slovenski / Slovenian | 100 % | Vinko Kastelic |
| 23 | Ukrainian / Українська | 79 % | Johny Zlo |
| 24 | Czech / Český | 100 % | Milan Jaroš |
| 25 | Brazilian-Portuguese / Português do Brasil | 100 % | Bacco |
| 26 | Danish / Dansk | 75 % | Kim Christensen |
| 27 | Japanese / 日本 | 100 % | Satoushi, maboroshin |
| 28 | Bulgarian / Български | 100 % | ^^V^^ |
| 29 | Spanish-VE / Venezuela | 100 % | Ricardo A. Rivas |
| 30 | Hebrew / עברית | 100 % | DJ Israel |
| 31 | Hindi / हिन्दी | 96 % | The Hindi Man |
| 32 | Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt (Việt Nam) | 100 % | Huy |
| 33 | Malay / Malaysia | 100 % | Washington |
| 34 | Indonesian / Indonesia | 100 % | Indonesian Super Girl |
| 35 | Filipino / Pilipino | 100 % | Abraham Lincoln |
| 36 | Finnish / Suomi | 100 % | Otto |
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* Scroll via mouse wheel even if the window is not in the foreground ergo focused!
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