How to configure the mouse in windows 10 [solution]

It is something that many of us have been through, but perhaps you need a little more specific information. If you want to know how to configure the mouse from the moment you connect it until you can use it, here we briefly explain what to do.

We warn you that everything we will discuss below will be based on the Windows 10 Operating System . If you are on other similar ones like Windows 7, 8 or 8.1, the steps may be similar, but on other systems we cannot assure you.

Index of contents

First step: connection

Today, most devices (if not all) are plug and play (connect and play, in Spanish) . What does this mean? Well it is quite simple, it means that as soon as we connect it to the computer it is ready to be used. We will not have to search for the model, download drivers, or configure the mouse, because it will have a factory configuration.

Obviously, this is a considerable technological advance, but we have to take into account the case where not everything goes well. To start, let's talk a little about the most basic errors that can arise when connecting your device.

Mouse does not move

Normally, connecting the device automatically installs the relevant drivers, but bugs / errors can occur.

For this reason, if your mouse does not work, we recommend that the first thing you should do is disconnect and reconnect the device. With this, the computer will recognize the mouse again and try to reinstall the drivers once again.

If, however, the device still does not work and no window or notification appears, it is possible that the USB port is broken or not active. Try plugging it into the rear USB ports , as those are normally never disabled.

Second step: configuration

Once our mouse is fully operational, it may appear that it does not work as you like. So setting it up is an important step for many users.

Configure the mouse with applications

The first thing you should check to configure the mouse is to look at its brand. Many companies, both large and small, implement software to customize the mouse.

Normally, there you can edit the behavior of the buttons when pressed, the sensitivity or the type of RGB lighting, among other things.

With this you should already have a good amount of parameters to play. We recommend that you reserve an hour or two on any given day to test settings until you find the one you like best.

However, application customization is not the only way to configure the mouse.

Configure the mouse from Windows

When we talk about configuring the mouse using Windows , we are referring to less relevant features, but that may also interest us. To do this, we will have to follow the following steps:

• Open Start menu > Settings

• Press Devices (Bluetooth, printers, mouse)

• Click Mouse in the left sidebar

On this screen we have 4 fairly simple and useful options:

1. The first option allows us to change the left and right click. This will be especially useful for left-handed people. The second option has the options "Several lines at a time" and "One screen at a time". It is used so that when turning the wheel, instead of gradually lowering the content, it downloads as much information as it would fit on a screen. The third option is only activated if we have "Several lines at a time" and it is used to indicate how many lines we go down with an individual wheel movement. Finally, the last option allows us to use the wheel in non-active windows. A really useful functionality.

   For example, if we have YouTube open in half screen and in the other half screen a pdf in the background, we can scroll through the document with the wheel even if it is not the active window.

Additional mouse settings

If this is not enough for you, you can use the additional mouse options, which are located on the right side of the Mouse window.

Some options are repeated, but we have new ones as the time necessary for the equipment to detect a double click.

Also, in this screen we have an extra option to make a long click of the mouse block the pulsation and we can release the button. When activated, we can give its relevant settings to customize its operation.

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On the second screen we have the option to change the general design of the pointer. We will have a set of approximately 10 pointers , but we can fully customize it if we download a new package and click Browse .

The pointer shadow is a simple silhouette around behind the mouse to make it slightly more visible.

This window is the one that gives us the most options and we can:

• Change the speed of the mouse movement so that it is to our liking Activate a movement correction to be "more precise" Automatically move the mouse to the dialog boxes when one appears on the screen Show a trace behind the pointer to improve its visibility and also configure how long the trail should be Hide the pointer when you start typing Show the location of the pointer when you press the control button

The only extra option here is horizontal scrolling. It can be customized to be larger or smaller, but it will only work if our mouse can use the wheel like this.

Finally, the hardware tab where you are shown certain characteristics of your mouse and you can access its properties. However, it will ask you for administrator permissions for this. We do not advise you to touch anything from here, since you can disable the device and other negative things.

Final conclusions on how to configure the mouse

As you can see, the desktop applications of the companies that make mice are not the only option you have to customize your mouse.

For our part, we hope that it has been useful to you and that you have understood it easily. We have tried that all the steps were well explained and accompanied by an image so as not to get lost.

If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask and we will answer you as soon as we can. ! Share any experience or concern you have in the comment box below !