Windows 10: Selecting text with mouse not working

dear people ...


for the past few weeks i have been having trouble if not almost impossible to select text for "copy&paste" on any document office "365", pdf, even on the web, etc ... it can take more than 4 times before i can be "successful" whether it is word or a sentence ...


checked device manager mice drivers and it has the latest update installed ...


checked windows update, but it is "up to date" ...


ran windows antivirus and "no action is required" ...


running windows 10 / office 365 legitime ...


"5 years old" dell desktop ...



thanks for your help ...

:)

 

mouse is not working right


unfortunately there isn't a lot to a usb mouse. what i would suggest is checking the power management settings on it.

Right-click the start menu and choose device manager
Expand Universal Serial Bus Controllers at the very bottom
Double-click on each HUB you have listed, click Power Management Tab at the top, and UNCHECK "Allow this computer to turn off this device to save power"
You may have HUBs called Generic and Root Hub. Perform the step above on All of them.

If you continue to have the issue, i would imagine your mouse is malfunctioning. Perhaps try another mouse just to be sure. This will help you determine if it is in fact the mouse of computer causing the issue.

Good Luck!!

 

Designer Mouse Not Working

Hi Henry,

We understand that your Microsoft designer mouse is working on other devices but not on your Windows 10 PC. This can be an issue with an outdated mouse driver. As an initial troubleshooting step, we suggest that you update the device driver. Here's how:

• Click the Start button, type "device manager" in the search box, and then select Device Manager.
• In the list of hardware categories, find the device that you want to update, and then double-click the device name.
• Click the Driver tab, click Update Driver, and then follow the instructions.

Feel free to let us know if there is anything else we can assist you with.

 

Mouse stopped working

Hi Bec,

One possible reason that your mouse is not working is due to outdated or corrupted drivers. For us to isolate your concern, we would need the following details:

• Which version of Windows 10 have you installed recently? To see which version of Windows 10 is installed on your PC, click on the
  Start button and then select Settings. In
  Settings, select System > About.
• Were there any changes made prior to the issue?
• Are you using a wireless or wired mouse?

We suggest that you run the Bluetooth Troubleshooter by following the steps below:

• Select the Start button, then select Settings > Update & security > Troubleshoot.
• Under Find and fix other problems, select
  Hardware and Devices > Run the troubleshooter.

If the issue still persists, follow the troubleshooting steps provided in
Mouse, touchpad, and keyboard problems in Windows article.

Update us with the results and let us know if you need further assistance.