The Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse SE makes noise and even vibrates a little when scrolling and some people just do not care for it. Regarding the older Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse SE, one of the biggest issues people had with that peripheral is the simulated scroll wheel via the touch strip. If your program is not on the list, you can add it.Ĭertainly, those are some fantastic features that many new owners will want to leverage if buying the new Surface Arc Mouse or Microsoft Arc Mouse. It may scroll too quickly, barely scroll, or lurch forward while you are scrolling.You can resolve this by selecting the program from a list that alerts Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center to modify the scrolling instructions for that program so that it sends only full lines of scrolling. If you are working in a program that doesn't support scrolling for anything less than a full line at a time, scrolling won't function properly. According to Microsoft, this is what that feature does:

Which devices are supported by Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center? (opens in new tab)Īs examples, I'll demonstrate a few of the advanced features this app can accomplish with two Microsoft Surface mice – the new Surface Arc Mouse and the older Arc Touch Mouse Surface Edition (SE).ĭownload Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center (opens in new tab)Īnother ability of the new Surface Arc Mouse is to identify programs that don't scroll correctly. There is even a massive list of all the Microsoft peripherals that do work with the Mouse and Keyboard Center: Interestingly, the new Surface Ergonomic Keyboard is not yet supported, but the older Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard does work.

What can Mouse and Keyboard Center do?Īfter running the install for the Mouse and Keyboard Center, the app should automatically recognize a supported mouse or keyboard. You don't even need to be a power user to leverage these. The Mouse and Keyboard Center, however, adds even more options to Microsoft mice that many users will appreciate. Some mice – like Microsoft's new Surface Arc Mouse – have additional abilities like enabling 'Scroll inactive windows when I hover over them,' which is not found with other mice.

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