I am having erratic mouse behaviour.

[mrspamt]

I have an HP Envy laptop (but I have had this problem occur on my HP Pavillion Desktop). I am having an issue with erratic mouse behavior.  I've tried different wireless mice with the same results. Everything is fine for a while, then I lose 95% control over the mouse. It runs all over the window, this happens in my browser or if I am in Word.  It changes the open tab, minimizes the window, opens up old windows, all on its own.  I've tried updating the driver, reinstalling it, disconnecting the touchpad, (I prefer to use the mouse because of graphic work I do). I've tried other troubleshooting, but so far, no solution. The only way to help is to do a restart.

[Riddle_Decipher]

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Check the Mouse options under control panel:

Start → Control Panel → Mouse → Buttons tab.

Check the box labeled "Use MS Office compatible scroll only."

Also, check the box below labeled "Scroll in active window only."

If the issue persists, attempt the below steps:

Attempt using an alternate/external mouse.

(If that works when the touchpad is disabled on Synaptic software, it would mean that it's a touchpad failure,

However, if the external mouse doesn't work either, it could be a software/driver issue).

Uninstall and reinstall the drivers for your mouse:

Go to the Device Manager and select your mouse. Uninstall it and then restart your computer. During restart, your mouse driver will automatically be reinstalled.

• 1.   Click on Start and type ‘Device Manager’.
• 2.   Click Device Manager.
• 3.   Click + sign next to Mouse.
• 4.   Right-click on mouse entry and choose "uninstall".
• 5.   Restart your computer.

Let me know how that pans out,

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