The keyboard and mouse are essential accessories to help you navigate around in the case of a computer. While there’s a workaround for navigating without a mouse, it is a time-consuming and complicated process. Instances where for some reason, the USB mouse connected to your computer either stops working or stops responding in the middle of an important task are really common these days. This post will guide you on Fix a USB Mouse that is not working in Windows 11/10.
How to Fix USB Mouse Not Working in Windows 11/10
There could be several reasons behind the USB mouse not working on your computer. It may be due to a faulty cable, outdated drivers, improper connections, and more. Here are all the methods one could give a shot in an attempt to find a solution.
- Check Connections
- Enable USB Mouse
- Update USB Mouse Drivers
- Run Hardware Troubleshooter
You will need admin permission to try some of these suggestions.
1] Check Connections
Try connecting the USB Mouse to the other computer to check whether there’s a fault with either the hardware mouse or the operating system. If the mouse works on the other computer without any changes to be made, there might be a software issue with your old computer.
In case the mouse doesn’t work with the other PC, you might want to consider purchasing a new one. Moreover, try restarting and updating your PC to find a simple fix.
2] Enable USB Mouse
If other accessories connected to the same USB port work correctly, there’s a chance that you might have mistakenly disabled the connected USB mouse. Here’s how to enable the USB mouse via the Device Manager:
- Open the Device Manager in Windows 11/10 by searching for the same in the Start Search Box and choosing the best match.
- Under Mice and Other Pointing Devices, find and right-click on your Mouse.
- From the dropdown, choose Enable Device.
With this enabled, try disconnecting and reconnecting the mouse to check whether the mouse now works.
3] Update USB Mouse Drivers
Old or incompatible USB mouse drivers might be the reason behind the mouse not working in Windows 11/10. Here’s how to update the USB Mouse drivers to the latest version via the Device Manager:
- Open the Device Manager in Windows 11/10 by searching for the same in the Start Search Box and choosing the best match.
- On this page, under Mice and Other Pointing Devices, find the primary mouse, right-click, and select Uninstall Device. This will uninstall the old or incompatible USB drivers from your computer.
- Next, From the toolbar on the top, click on the Scan for Hardware Changes button to let Windows automatically detect and install the required latest drivers.
4] Run Hardware Troubleshooter
Windows ships with a built-in troubleshooter that could automatically detect and find a solution to a problem, and there’s one for hardware devices as well with older versions of Windows 11/10. Here’s how you can find and run the hardware troubleshooter in Windows 11/10:
- Open the Settings Panel in Windows 11/10 (Win + I)
- Navigate to the Update and Security section, and click on Troubleshoot from the left navigation pane.
- Under Find and Fix Other Problems, choose Hardware and Devices and run the troubleshooter.
- Now, wait for Windows to diagnose the problem and find a solution.
- If there’s an error, Windows will show up a prompt with options Apply this Fix and Skip. Choose Apply this Fix, and you should be good to go.
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I hope the post was easy to follow, and you were able to fix the USB Mouse that was Not Working in Windows 11/10.
