scroll inactive windows when i hover over them windows 7

1. How do I scroll inactive on Windows 7?
2. What does scroll inactive windows when I hover over them mean?
3. Why did my scroll stop working?
4. How do I stop my mouse from hovering Windows 7?
5. How do I scroll on Windows 7?
6. How do I scroll without clicking?
7. How do I stop Windows 10 from scrolling?
8. How do I scroll two windows at the same time?
9. How many lines does a scroll have?
10. Why won't my computer let me scroll down?
11. How do I know if my mouse scroll is working?

How do I scroll inactive on Windows 7?

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1. Go to the desktop and tap on Start menu to look for Settings option and click the same.
2. Then click Devices category on the settings window.
3. In the left pane, choose the Mouse & Trackpad option. ...
4. Scroll inactive windows when I hover over them on the right side of the screen.

What does scroll inactive windows when I hover over them mean?

So if you've got two windows on the screen, say a word processing document in Word and a web page in Internet Explorer, you can only scroll either when it has the focus. If you mouse over the inactive window—the one in the back and visually below the front-most window—you can't scroll within that window.

Why did my scroll stop working?

You must use the "Category" view in Control Panel to see the Hardware and Sound option. In the Mouse Properties window, select the Wheel tab. Then, try adjusting the number of lines to scroll the mouse or try changing the mouse to scroll one page at a time. ... Verify this change helps correct your mouse issues.

How do I stop my mouse from hovering Windows 7?

click start>click,control panel>click, Ease of access center>click, Make mouse easier to use>look at page, if there is a check mark for, Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse, uncheck it.

How do I scroll on Windows 7?

To scroll a browser page (for example): open a web browser, then click in the middle of the browser window to make sure the window is active. Then, press on the scroll section of the touchpad (on the far right) and slide your finger up and down. This should scroll the page up and down.

How do I scroll without clicking?

Move your fingers between the top and bottom of your touchpad to scroll up and down, or move your fingers across the touchpad to scroll sideways. Be careful to space your fingers a bit apart. If your fingers are too close together, they just look like one big finger to your touchpad.

How do I stop Windows 10 from scrolling?

Open the Settings app (Win+I keyboard shortcut) and click the "Devices" category on the homepage. From the sidebar on the left, click or tap the "Mouse" page to view mouse settings. At the bottom of the page, toggle the "Scroll inactive windows when I hover over them" option to "off" to disable the feature.

How do I scroll two windows at the same time?

View and compare documents side by side

1. Open both of the files that you want to compare.
2. On the View tab, in the Window group, click View Side by Side. Notes: To scroll both documents at the same time, click Synchronous Scrolling. in the Window group on the View tab.

How many lines does a scroll have?

By default, when you roll the mouse wheel, Windows scrolls down three lines of text. You can change how many lines of text are scrolled past with the slider on the page. When you click and drag the slider, a number will appear. You can choose a value between one and one hundred lines.

Why won't my computer let me scroll down?

check your scroll lock and see if it is on. check if your mouse work on other computers. check if you have software that controls your mouse and see if that is locking the scroll function. have you try turn it on and turn it off.

How do I know if my mouse scroll is working?

Get Easily Started With Your Test!

1. Click all the buttons on your mouse and check if they light up on the mouse illustration.
2. Point your mouse cursor at the mouse illustration and then spin the scroll wheel on your mouse up and down.
3. Check if the arrows on the illustration also light up.