Thanks for good information. Sounds like you’ve been around the block once or twice.
Let me try one on ya. I have Windows 8.1. It was 8.1 to begin with but of course it has downloaded 10,000 updates or so (dozens, actually). I wanted a faster click-rate for gaming. Didn’t seem to get that accomplished. Or perhaps I did.
Anyways, NOW the mouse is all jacked up. It double- or triple-clicks like crazy. Trying to right-click to highlight text is almost impossible.
So now, I’d like to delete the driver and force it to d/l a new one (it’s a cheap mouse). But I’m used to doing this on older versions of Windows. So it doesn’t seem as simple.
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows-8/a/device-manager-windows-8.htm
Or you can try to find a driver at the manufacturer's website and install that.
(And when those doesn't work, get another mouse.)
I should have mentioned that you can simply delete the entry for your mouse in Device Manager, and the driver will reinstall when you reboot.