If ever there was a best computer mouse in the world, it’s the Logitech MX Revolution. “Was” because they were discontinued in 2009, with subsequent offerings never quite measuring up to its standard. I had lost the receiver dongle several years ago and have been using a much newer MX Master 2S, until last week, when whilst emptying my laptop bag found the dongle! Happy days! Unfortunately running under Windows 11 has required quite the journey, so am documenting this for the next time I need to re-install.
Installing SetPoint 6.90
Trying to install against Windows 11 R26H2 threw a “side-by-side configuration is incorrect” error message.
SetPoint was built against older runtimes, so as a prerequisite, install the 2008 and 2010 (x86 and x64) Visual C++ redistributable packages, which as of writing are still available from Microsoft.
Once installed, SetPoint should install normally.
UberOptions Alternative
In order to define the function for it’s many different buttons/actions, Logitech’s SetPoint software is required. The problem was that not all options were available for all buttons. Thankfully a utility called UberOptions unlocked the limitation. The hitch? It only supported SetPoint 4.80, which is no longer available. The latest version, 6.90 is on it’s own, so we need to do come manual hackery.
The first step is to identify the model of mouse you have. Once connected, look in C:\Users\{USER_NAME}\AppData\Roaming\Logitech\SetPoint\user.xml for the mouse model. Something like this:
<code><Device DisplayName="MX Revolution" Class="PointingDevice" Model="<strong>16777338</strong>" NumberOfButtons="13" ConnectionID=""></code>
Now we need to look for the device file for model 16777339. It appears that there were three model numbers for the MX Revolution, so don’t just copy my id. Find the device files in C:\ProgramData\Logishrd\SetPointP\Devices\PointingDevice. In each xml file, look for a heading with your mouse’s hardware ID, exactly like what was in the user.xml file. In my case, the following line was found in For me, it’s in C:\ProgramData\Logishrd\SetPointP\Devices\PointingDevice/100007A/100007A.xml.
<Device DisplayName="MX Revolution" Class="PointingDevice" Model="<strong>16777338</strong>" NumberOfButtons="13" AppTier="2">
Now you want to edit the device file in a text editor, and for any button for which you want to enable more options, update TriggerState node’s HandlerSetGroup to MiceAllGroup.
<TriggerState Name="ButtonDownUp" HandlerSet="LeftClick" HandlerSetGroup="<strong>MiceAllGroup</strong>" />
That’s it. Now exit and restart SetPoint and configure to your heart’s content.
HandlerSetGroup Options
For reference, here’s a list of all possible options for the HandlerSetGroup attribute.
<code> AdvSmartSearchFreeWheelSardiniaGroup AdvSmartSearchGroup AdvSmartSearchMaderiaGroup AirCenterGestureGroup ApplicationSwitchGroup ApplicationSwitchGroup2 AppSwitchFreeWheelGroup AppSwitchGroup2 BackAirGroup BackButtonTrackBallGroup BackFloresGroup BackGenericGroup BackGroup BackGroup2 BackGroup3 CruiseDownControlButtonsGroup CruiseUpControlButtonsGroup DocFlip3DZoomGroup DocFlipZoomGroup DragLockTrackBallGroup FaroMiddleGroup FiveSwitchGroup ForwardFloresGroup ForwardGenericGroup ForwardGroup ForwardGroup2 ForwardGroup3 FreeWheelBackGroup FreeWheelForwardGroup FreeWheelMiddleGroup FreeWheelMinScrollLeftGroup FreeWheelScrollLeftGroup FreeWheelScrollMinRightGroup FreeWheelScrollRightGroup FreeWheelZScrollWheelBtnGroup IkariaMiddleButtonGroup LeftAirGroup MediaControlAirGroup MiceAllGroup MiceMediaButtonGroup MiceZoomDownGroup MiceZoomResetGroup MiceZoomUpGroup MiddleButtonAppSwitchButtonsGroup MiddleButtonDPILevelGroup MiddleButtonGroup2 MiddleButtonGroup3 MiddleButtonGroup4 MiddleButtonGroup5 MiddleButtonGroup6 MiddleButtonGroupFlores MiddleButtonJavaGroup MiddleButtonTiltGenericGroup MiddleButtonTrackBallGroup MiddleButtonXposeButtonsGroup MiddleWheelButtonGroupExtended NextAirButtonsGroup OEMAdvSmartSearchFreeWheelGroup OEMAdvSmartSearchFreeWheelGroupPlaermo OEMApplicationSwitchGroup OEMBackGroup OEMBasicSmartSearchGroup OEMForwardGroup OEMFreeWheelBackGroup OEMFreeWheelBackGroupPlaermo OEMFreeWheelForwardGroup OEMFreeWheelForwardGroupPlaermo OEMFreeWheelMiddleGroup OEMFreeWheelMiddleGroupPlaermo OEMFreeWheelMinScrollLeftGroup OEMFreeWheelMinScrollLeftGroupPlaermo OEMFreeWheelScrollMinRightGroup OEMFreeWheelScrollMinRightGroupPlaermo OEMScrollLeftFaroAndSardiniaGroup OEMScrollLeftGroup OEMScrollLeftMediaGroup OEMScrollLeftMiddleGroupExt OEMScrollRightFaroAndSardiniaGroup OEMScrollRightGroup OEMScrollRightMediaGroup OEMScrollRightMiddleGroupExt OEMStandardScrollWheelButtonGroup OEMStandardZScrollWheelBtnGroup OEMTiltWheelButtonGroup PanAndZoomGroup2 PrevAirButtonsGroup ScrollLeftFaroAndSardiniaGroup ScrollLeftFaroGroup ScrollLeftFloresGroup ScrollLeftGroup ScrollLeftGroup2 ScrollLeftGroup3 ScrollLeftGroup4 ScrollLeftMiddleGroupExt ScrollRightFaroAndSardiniaGroup ScrollRightFaroGroup ScrollRightFloresGroup ScrollRightGroup ScrollRightGroup2 ScrollRightGroup3 ScrollRightGroup4 ScrollRightMiddleGroupExt SensitivityDownGroup SensitivityToggleGroup SensitivityUpGroup StandardScrollWheelButtonGroup StandardScrollWheelGenericButtonGroup StandardScrollWheelGenericButtonGroup2 StandardScrollWheelGenericButtonGroup3 StandardZScrollWheelBtnGroup ThumbButtonFloresGroup TiltWheelButtonGroup TwoSwitchGroup VolumeAirGroup ZoomInMaderiaGroup ZoomoutMaderiaGroup ZoomXposeButtonsGroup </code>
Lance
November 2026