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
    2018-01-19T18:53:23+00:00

    Do we know when this will get a stable release? It's been more than 2 months since 17040 was released...

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-01-03T17:16:04+00:00

    Thx for the effort. Looking forward to have this issue solved...

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-12-29T13:26:29+00:00

    Good news at the end of the year

    This morning I had a phone call with a Microsoft representative!

    And the problem - sorry, has not been solved yet - but at least could be reproduced.

    (I hope) I will hear more next week (year).

    I wish all those who have helped to narrow the problem down a good start into the new year.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-12-29T13:13:27+00:00

    I noticed an improvement. It works one way, i.e.:

    If any other window (Word, Edge, iTunes etc) is active, the inactive Excel window scrolls on hover, as do all  other active and inactive windows.

    On the other hand, if Excel is the active windows, NO other window scrolls on hover. It seems that once the Excel is active, it does not allow any other window to scroll.

    Not the final solution, but a step forward!

    Awaiting…for a complete solution.

    (..)

    Office Professional Plus 2016 (Excel)

    (..)

    I can confirm this also for Excel 2013

    Use WizMouse and you can scroll other windows even Excel is the active one.

    Does not work with two Excel windows ;-((

    That was a short pleasure!

    It's not running again.

    • When any window is active, the inactive Excel window doesn't scroll.
    • If Excel is the active window, the mouse is trapped in it. Excel always scrolls, no matter which other window the mouse is hovered over.

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-12-29T12:45:51+00:00

    Fixed in insider build 17040. Now we just have to wait for it to go into stable release.

    See the link below:

    https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/11/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17040-pc/

    --> "We fixed an issue where inactive window scrolling wouldn’t work if Excel 2016 was in focus."

    And what's with the other Versions (2010, 2013, 365, ...)?

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