But there have been many instances where users could not use the mouse wheel on Edge.

Everything worked just fine in all the other apps and programs.

Lets see why that happens and how you’ve got the option to fix the issue.

microsoft edge mouse wheel not working

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Why Cant I Use the Mouse Wheel in Microsoft Edge?

Re-enable Scroll Inactive Windows

Lets start with a quick fix that worked for many users.

Test if the scrolling issue has been fixed.

scroll inactive windows when I hover over them

start your setup and try pairing it again to your setup.

But sometimes, it is this exact feature that may break mouse scrolling in Edge.

Heres how to disable it:

4.

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It seems that some of these tools may potentially brick your mouse.

peek if you’re free to use your mouse wheel to scroll on Edge without these programs.

If youre using X-Mouse, right-hit the X-Mouse icon in system tray, and selectSetup.

Microsoft Edge scrolling personality turn off

Locate your profiles and hit tweaks.

Uncheck theMake scroll wheel scroll window under cursoroption.

Some users confirmed this fixed the issue and allowed them to keep using X-Mouse without breaking other mouse capabilities.

x-mouse make scroll wheel scroll window under cursor

To fix it, it’s possible for you to refresh your mouse driver or reinstall it.

6. scrub the web client cache

7.

Repair, reset or reinstall Edge

If repairing Edge did not work, perform a reset or reinstall.

device manager mice and other pointing devices

clear browsing data edge browser

microsoft edge folder appdata