Windows 10: Bug - Windows scroll inactive windows?

TLDR - scrolling inactive windows seems to work at the application level, not the window level, as it should. Bug? Or some other way to get proper behavior?


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Hi,


Been googling around a good bit, but unfortunately, can't seem to find an answer to my issue. Short version - tried to turn off "Scroll inactive windows when I hover over them" in Mouse Settings, but it still incorrectly allows scrolling of inactive windows in the same application as the active one, i.e. it seems to be making the decision as to whether to scroll inactive not at the window level, as it should, but at the application level.


Example: When I watch videos on Youtube, Firefox 75.0x64 the way I usually open a video I want is when I see one in the list that I want to watch, I Ctrl-Right click, Open in New Private Window, I hate tabs ; so now I have separate two Firefox windows on Youtube open - one with the list I was just looking at, say, my subscription page the other with the video that I've chosen to watch. I make the one with the video active by clicking on play, but it still lets me scroll the other, subscription page Youtube window while inactive, again, even with the inactive scroll switch turned off in mouse settings, and even rebooted, in case that made a difference - it doesn't.


Double-checked other open windows, and, if they're Firefox windows, they still allow scrolling while inactive, whereas any other application windows do not. Seems like a bug to me, i.e. the feature isn't called "scroll inactive applications..." or is there something I'm missing?


Thanks,

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scroll inactive window

Hi,

To address your concern with Scroll Inactive Window, we suggest that you update the driver of your mouse. Check this link
for the steps.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

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Follow the steps here: Windows 10 Tip: Scroll Inactive Windows - Thurrott.com