After Last Update Scroll Inactive Windows Doesn't Work With Excel 2016

Anonymous
2016-11-01T16:03:15+00:00

After the last Windows 10 update was installed, my scroll inactive windows setting for my mouse no longer works in Excel 2016 without selecting the window first.  This is a major inconvenience.  Is there a fix for this?

Thanks.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-11-15T20:41:34+00:00

    It is working for me right now.  Both ways - when Excel is the primary active window, it scrolls on hover, and all other inactive windows scroll on hover - and when any other program is the primary active window, the inactive Excel window scrolls on hover, as do all other windows (regardless of program - that I've tried so far - including the before mentioned iTunes).  I'm so happy.

    Windows

    Edition:  Windows 10 Pro

    Version:  1703

    OS Build:  15063.674

    Office

    Edition:  Microsoft Office Professional 2010 (Excel)

    Version:  14.0.7190.5000 (64-bit)

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-11-15T07:58:22+00:00

    Excel 2007 does not have this problem ?!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-11-15T03:19:44+00:00

    Same here. When Excel is in focus other programs won't scroll on mouseover. Excel will scroll on mouseover when another program has focus, however.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-11-15T02:36:27+00:00

    OH MY GREAT GOOGLYMOOGLY... IT'S FINALLY FIXED....

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Windows version 1703 build 15063.674

    Excel 2007 (12.0.6776.5000) SP3 MSO

    (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-11-15T00:53:27+00:00

    I think this is fixed.

    No, really, if you have Excel 2016 Version 1710 (Build 8625.212 Click-to-Run), it is working.  Both ways - I can scroll Excel if another window is in focus, and another window if Excel is in focus.

    Please try it and let me know I'm not hallucinating. :)

    ETA: OK, halfway.  I can consistently scroll an inactive Excel window, but I can't consistently scroll another inactive window if Excel has focus (I'm playing with it to see if other programs are also not honoring the setting - one of them is iTunes, and we know what a mess that is)...

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