No not the battery - I thought of that and put a new one in. No difference.
Gave the receiver a good wipe and no difference.
Tried rebooting but still the same.
I know all "mouses" are different but mine takes 2 batteries. I put brand new ones in yesterday and it still didn't work and like Tilly said - had to put more new ones in and it started to work. Sometimes it takes a little time to "buffer". So wait too.
Yes it’s likely the function key at the top of the keyboard as bhg days. Damn nuisance.
Our cat went through a phase of walking on my wife’s
Mind you disabling mice is what cats do.
Mouse is switched on with a red light showing. It takes one battery. Have now tried 3 batteries and still not working.
Is there any way to check if there is a problem with the USB port?
The simple way is to try a different USB port.
Another way is to find your way into the Device Manager and look at the Universal Serial Bus Controllers - if there's a problem it will show up there.