Windows 10: Fix for Mouse not scrolling in start menu

Following the last windows update I had an issue where my Logitech Mouse (actually Mice, I tried more than one *Wink ) would not scroll correctly in the Start menu area.

The scrolling worked everywhere else that I tried and actually worked if I pointed the mouse at the scroll bars

I have found the fix and thought I would share as Logitech hardware is popular

Open the Start Menu and navigate to Settings - Devices - Mouse & Touchpad and make sure that the "Scroll inactive windows when I hover over them" option is ticked.





It cleared my issue instantly, I can only assume that the status of this option was either added or reversed by an update as it always used to work

Hope this helps *Biggrin

:)

 

Mouse Scroll Wheel too fast after Windows 10 Upgrade

Re Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center - didn't know it was there but opened and turned Scroll control Off and back On again fixed the too fast wheel scrolling.

Win10, MS Dual Receiver Mini Wireless Mouse

I found access to the mouse control center in my main start menu, and Settings, Mouse, Properties, Mouse and Keyboard Center, Click here to change ms mouse settings.

 

Start Menu and Mouse Scroll Wheel

So, this has never worked the right way in any version of Windows 10 and it is still does not work the way it should. When I click on the start menu and move the mouse cursor over the alphabetical list of a mix of folders and icons (which annoys me to no
end that I can't even organize that except alphabetically) the scroll wheel on my mouse does nothing until I click in an empty area of the start menu. What should happen: I click on the start menu and I can at least scroll through the items without having
to click twice within the start menu to be able to scroll. It might seem like a little annoyance but after 2 major updates this little thing hasn't been fixed?

 

I signed up for the site just to thank you for that tip. Wow, that was really frustrating to not be able to scroll in the Windows Start menu. They should really fix that one. Thanks again, great catch!