Do you want to enable or disable the built-in inactive window scrolling feature in Windows 10? Not sure how to use inactive window scrolling feature? In this guide, we will explain how to use inactive window scrolling feature, and how to enable or disable it in Windows 10.
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What is inactive window scrolling feature?
Inactive window scrolling feature was not natively available in previous Windows versions and users had to use third-party tools to enable inactive window scrolling feature in Windows 7/8.
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The inactive window scrolling feature in Windows 10 allows you a scroll an inactive window without clicking on it. That is, the feature enables you scroll a non-focused window without clicking on it.
For instance, if you open Firefox browser first and then open Notepad program, the previously opened Firefox browser automatically becomes inactive. In previous Windows versions, you would need to click on the inactive window (Firefox in this example) to be able to scroll it.
But in Windows 10, you can scroll the inactive window (Firefox here) by just hovering the mouse cursor over it and moving mouse wheel or clicking arrow keys on keyboard. The advantage of this feature is that you can scroll inactive window without clicking on it or making it active.
As said before, inactive window scrolling feature is built in to Windows 10 and enabled by default. However, Microsoft has provided an option to turn off the feature to help those users who might find it annoying.
Follow the given below directions to enable or disable inactive window scrolling feature in Windows 10.
My Laptop Keeps Scrolling Down On Its Own
Method 1
To enable or disable inactive window scrolling in Windows 10
Step 1: Open Settings app. There are a couple of ways to open Settings in Windows 10, but you can either click Settings icon on the left-side of the Start menu or use Windows + I hotkey.
Step 2: Click Devices (Bluetooth, printers, mouse).
Step 3: Click Mouse and touchpad to see settings related to them.
Step 4: Finally, turn off the option titled Scroll inactive windows when I hover over them. And if it’s turned off, you can enable the same here.
That’s it!
Method 2
![]() Enable or disable inactive window scrolling via Registry
And if you are unable to find the option, you can use the Registry Editor to enable or disable inactive window scrolling in Windows 10.
Step 1: Open Registry Editor. Type Regedit in Start menu search box and press Enter key. Click Yes button when you see the User Account Control dialog to open Registry Editor.
Step 2: Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop
Step 3: On the right-side, look for MouseWheelRouting Next desktop background not working. , and create one (DWORD (32-bit) Value) if it doesn’t exist.
Step 4: Lastly, double-click on MouseWheelRouting entry, change its default value to 2 (one) to turn on inactive window scroll, and set the value to 0 (zero) to turn off the feature.
Do you find the inactive window scroll feature useful?
Thanks for looking into my issue. I'll do my best to describe it.
When I'm in certain programs like Notepad, Windows keeps slowly scrolling down infinitely. I figured my mouse was going bad. However, after unplugging both the mouse and the keyboard, the issue still persisted. I can stop it by holding down CTRL. I've rebooted windows a couple times now, so that won't help. I really haven't found anything like this on Google. It doesn't happen in Chrome, File Explorer, Microsoft Word, or really anything else. Just random programs like Notepad and Nexus Mod Manager. Any help is greatly appreciated here. Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Keyboard: Nixeus Moda Tenkeyless (V1) Windows 8.1 Professional
I am running Windows XP with SP3 on a 2002 Gateway machine.
For the last few days I have experienced the problem of erratic scrolling that seems to have a mind of its own. If I am on a window with a scroll bar, the window scrolls up and down the page erratically, often when I have not initiated it. I am not sure but think this started following a routine Windows Update. It is doing it now as I type this. It is totally distracting to being able to do anything while it is occurring. It does it a while then there are occasional pauses in the scrolling then it starts up again.
Any suggestions on fixing this?
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Jerry
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Sound like your mouse is toast. Try to clean up the wheel (if it has any). harrymcharrymc
But once a mouse starts to misbehave, it's time for a new one.
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I had this problem for several months with a Logitech 325 wireless mouse.
I tried every suggestion in the book and nothing seemed to work until I found an article 321122 from Microsoft about problems with a wireless mouse. The thing that caught my eye was this statement 'Be aware that items such as desktop fans, metal furniture, and fluorescent lights may interfere with the signal from the pointing device.'
I looked around my desktop and realized I had recently bought a gooseneck lamp to give me more light on my keyboard. So I moved the lamp over about a foot, and I haven't had any more erratic mouse problems.
I don't understand it, but it worked!!!
AjsAjs
I think the problem is your keyboard. One or some of the keys is stuck causing it to do that. Try cleaning the keyboard or plug in a different keyboard and see if that works before you do anything else.
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My Microsoft wireless keyboard is the culprit. Ets 1.1 1 hz limiti kaldrma review. Unplugging the usb 'transmitter' stopped the scrolling.
NeveragainNeveragain
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