Mouse has a mind of its own on Windows 11 Desktop

Fishandchips · Apr 26, 2023

We have had to buy a new desktop - Windows 11. It comes with a wireless mouse which we hate, so am using a wired mouse, but it has a mind of its own. It shudders and goes slightly up, before going down the page as we want.

Is there a way to stop this happening, can you please let me know. I have tried some of the hints I have found online, but they have not proved effective. Thank you.

PS - Please do not use technical terms, as we are older folk and not very computer literate/geeks.

Try3 · Apr 26, 2023

I wonder if its cable has been damaged or [much less likely] it's right next to some high power equipment.
Try
- Swapping the wired mouse with another one you've borrowed for a few minutes. This would help to eliminate cable damage as a possible cause.
- Moving the computer & its mouse somewhere else. This would help to eliminate interference from nearby high power equipment as a possible cause.

All the best,
Denis

Fishandchips · Apr 26, 2023

We have swapped mouse and also put them into different holes at the back of the computer, but both the wired mouses we used have gone nuts. No problem when using them on Windows 10, only on Windows 11. However, thanks for your assistance.

Try3 · Apr 26, 2023

I wonder if your Bios & hardware drivers are up to date i.e. I wonder if there is some hardware conflict at fault.
From your earlier comments, I think you'll want to ask somebody else to check this for you.

Best of luck,
Denis

Fishandchips · Apr 26, 2023

I would have thought as we only bought the computer a few weeks ago Denis, all would be up to date regarding the hardware. I know updates are, apparently, from what I can ascertain. It just seems to be a common probably from what I see when I ask questions on Google.

bobkn · Apr 26, 2023

I use wired mice exclusively with my two Windows 11 desktops. I've never seen anything like that.

My guess is that the issue isn't fundamental to 11. Like others here, I'm reduced to making semi-random suggestions.

One: if there are drivers for the wireless mouse, uninstall them.

glasskuter · Apr 26, 2023

I had something similar happen to me several updates agobut I know it's an isolated problem or we'd have heard about it. It makes no sense why I have to, but I have to turn on scroll lock on my keyboard to get my mouse to act right. In my case, my keyboard has no scroll lock key so I have to turn it on using the onscreen keyboard every single time I boot the computer. It's a pain in the behind, especially since there's no rhyme or reason why it fixes the mouse jerking around. It doesn't matter what kind of mouse I use either or what mouse settings I use. Just crazy.

Try3 · Apr 27, 2023

glasskuter,

You could run this vbs script instead of having to use the OSK.

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.SendKeys "{SCROLLLOCK}"

or this PS script

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms") | Out-Null
$keyBoardObject = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
$keyBoardObject.SendKeys("{SCROLLLOCK}")

You could save the script securely in, say, a C:\Tools folder created for the purpose.
Set up my Tools folder ditty - TenForums
and you could stick a shortcut to the script in your startup folder to run it every time you boot.
"C:\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"

All the best,
Denis

glasskuter · Apr 27, 2023

@Try3 You, my friend, are a scripting god. I spent one entire afternoon trying to figure out to do that. TY TY TY (me+coding=dumb a$$)

Try3 · Apr 27, 2023

The excellent last edition of the VBS Help file contains explanations of VBS commands and is replete with examples to guide us through things like this.
It was included in my XP computer but MS does not provide it any longer.
You can, at the moment, download a copy from Windows Scripting 5.6 Documentation by Ryan Farley
The only omission from the Help file that I've found is ShellExecute (Undocumented) - SS64
VBS SendKeys does not work for my Print screen key, the WinKey and it cannot do Ctrl-Alt-Del or Ctrl-Alt-Ins [Ctrl-Alt-Ins is or was a method of issuing a remote Ctrl-Alt-Del].

All the best,
Denis

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