

Badabing… no problems other than I can’t use that for my presentations.Ĭonclusion is that M$ pushed some update that has affected how wireless mouses interface with Windows 10. Last ditch (with dread, but needed to troubleshoot), a wired mouse. It doesn’t work just like the other mouses. NOTE: And yes, MANY cold and warm reboots in-between. So to continue with troubleshooting tried a Microsoft MSK-1056 with identical results. Try it on another computer… works just fine. Being a hardware and software guy from back to the ’70’s I took it apart and cleaned the contacts and validated continuity. Plug wireless mouse #1 in and boot… no left mouse click at all. So what has happened is I hadn’t used my Windows 10 personal laptop for a couple of months and decided to break it out to backup data on my cell. Over the past couple of months I have tried every PowerShell script / scannow and driver update that I could find, tried many suggested control panel settings, installed and ran MANY antivirus programs, replaced batteries, left batteries out for an evening, tried multiple wireless mouses, used different USB ports, and yes… even allowed a full MS software upgrade. Howdy, and before I get singed for not searching and reviewing posts please know that I have. Allow both processes to complete and then reboot. Then type ‘Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth’ and hit Enter. In the same CMD window as above, type ‘Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup’ and hit Enter. If you see a message that says ‘Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them.’ then you will need to manually fix the issue.

This is okay too as it shows Windows is working (mostly) okay. With any luck, you will see a message that says ‘Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them.’ You may see ‘Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations’. If the scan finds any issues, it will automatically repair them. The scan may take a while but will look after itself. Finally, when the black box appears, type ‘sfc /scannow’ and hit Enter. Type ‘cmd’ into the box and check the box to create the task with administrative privileges. Right click the Windows Task bar and select Task Manager.

The SFC checks all Windows files and makes any repairs if it finds issues. It is a self-contained test that is run from the command line.

Performing a System File Check (SFC) scan can help detect any issues with Windows that could be causing your left mouse button to not work.
