Windows 10: mouse requires second click to stop scrolling or to complete a task

I am using Windows 10 on a Dell laptop. This problem is most apparent when I am scrolling through files to work on moving and copying. The scroll will not stop until I click a second time. I thought it might be a hardware problem but switched from a wireless to a wired mouse and the problem continues. Super frustrating!

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How do I change scroll direction of a mouse NOT listed under Mice?

Thanks; yes, those are great directions and did work to change the direction of the wired mouse that came with the computer. But the mouse I'm using doesn't show up as a mouse in the hardware list, so I can't follow the rest of those steps. I need the mouse to appear on the list of mice in order to complete this sequence.

 

scrolling bad

New event. When placing cursor over a list or row of columns, even the volume bar scrolling is automatic and proceeds to one end of the series and stops. The scrolling also stops when I move the cursor away from the list but am unable to select anything in the list. Not all the possible lists are effected. Other sites have recommended mouse/kb fixes. Have tried all those but the phenomena persists. Have not had any known updates recently and don't have a restore point to try. Any other suggestions? W10Pro 1903

 

Microsoft Comfort Optical Mouse 3000 Scrolling Requires More Scrolls

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that scrolling requires more scroll when using Microsoft Comfort Optical Mouse 3000.



We would like to know if the issues only when using a specific program or on all the programs.



However, I would suggest you to download
Mouse and Keyboard Center 11 on the computer and check if you can change the scroll settings as per your requirement.



You may also refer the steps mentioned in the section The scroll wheel on my mouse isn't working as I expect
from the article
Troubleshoot problems with your Microsoft mouse or keyboard.



Let us know how it goes.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator