#WINDOWS 8 WIRELESS MOUSE SOFTWARE#
#WINDOWS 8 WIRELESS MOUSE WINDOWS 8.1#

The scroll wheel ratchets as you spin it rather than offering the smooth scrolling of some other mice. I find horizontal scrolling to be extremely helpful when navigating something such as very large Excel spreadsheets. More than just vertical scrolling, the wheel can be tilted right and left to scroll horizontally. The scroll wheel is very solid and offers great scrolling options. Again, this same feature is achieved in Windows 8 by putting the mouse pointer in the bottom left of the screen and left-clicking (or using the Start button in Windows 8.1). Pressing the same button from the Start screen will open your last used app. That now familiar blue button can also be clicked to open the Start screen. Instead, you have to press 'Enter' on your keyboard. Strangely, by continuing to swipe down, you can move down the app list, but cannot select an app by pressing anything on the mouse. I appreciate having this feature built right into the mouse. This lets you see all of your running apps and select them - a function that is normally achieved in Windows 8 by placing the mouse pointer in the top left corner of your screen. Rubbing downwards on the blue button opens the app menu on the left side of the screen. Luckily, this 'feature' can be disabled in the settings. I think perhaps Microsoft could have cut this option and lowered the price of its $39.99 accessory. However, after a while it became annoying and proved to just be a gimmick. At first, I thought this vibration was a wonderful thing it was unique. Interestingly, whenever you rub the button, the mouse offers haptic feedback - meaning it vibrates. This should make navigating Windows 8 much easier, and sounds great, but how does it perform in actual use?В I purchased the mouse to find out.Д«y rubbing upwards on the blue button, you can switch between opened apps each swipe up will switch to another app. Clicking that blue button brings up the Start screen. The concept of the Microsoft Sculpt Comfort Mouse is simple - you rub your thumb up and down on a touch sensitive, blue-colored button located on the left side of the mouse (sorry lefties!) to navigate apps.

#WINDOWS 8 WIRELESS MOUSE SOFTWARE#

In the meantime the software giant has released a new peripheral which aims to provide a more immediate fix to the problem of using Windows 8 with a mouse.

#WINDOWS 8 WIRELESS MOUSE WINDOWS 8.1#

Windows 8.1 has been designed to fix some of the apparent shortcomings of its predecessor, but unless you're using the Preview version you'll have to wait until August to get your hands on it.

Windows 8 wireless mouse