

Microsoft Mouse software is helpful because it provides users with the freedom to remap mouse buttons after their liking.Ĭlose and Back buttons are the most frequently used buttons on a Mac.

Therefore, it is extremely important not to be stuck with the default mouse functionality. However, there is no mouse, which will be equally comfortable for every user. After all, it has gained traction in the gaming community due to its comfort and reliability. There is no denying that Microsoft Mouse is a well-built input device. After downloading and installing this free software, users will be able to adjust pointer and scrolling speed, precision, and acceleration, thereby making it easier to use the mouse. Microsoft Mouse software helps users to customize key features of the input device to better fit their needs. To have better control of the mouse, a user needs Microsoft Mouse software (formerly known as IntelliPoint).


(Use Activity Monitor to check yourself if this is running on clean boot and it likely won't be running, or if you already opened the preference pane as per suggestion, kill MicrosoftMouseHelper process and see the mouse behaviour change). This, I believe, is the issue as it must be run to activate the hardware and software features for the mouse. After trying to learn AppleScript for 2 hours to hack around the issue and adjust my sensitivity settings through an automated script to adjust the preference pane, I remembered there should be a process called 'MicrosoftMouseHelper' loaded for the Intellipoint to work, and I noticed it wasn't running on a clean reboot. The issue for me was tracking speed (and mouse acceleration!) reverting to the OS X default and not using Intellipoint settings. I believe I have discovered the real reason why this happens and the cleanest work around (version 8.2 doesn't fix this for me).
