No smooth scrolling in Windows Bootcamp

I recently re-installed Windows 10 using Bootcamp (the first time, I didn't partition it with enough storage, so I deleted that partition and re-installed Windows Bootcamp using Apple's article). However, this time, there is an issue. When scrolling (such as through articles in any web browser or application), I notice that the scrolling isn't smooth. Smooth scrolling is when you take two fingers, drag them across the trackpad, say downwards, and indeed, the page will scroll downwards, but then the moment you let your fingers off the trackpad, the scrolling would continue for 1 more second and decelerate (slow down) to a stop. That's what smooth scrolling is. However, this isn't happening in Windows Bootcamp. Instead, as I scroll, the moment I take my fingers off the trackpad, the scrolling abruptly comes to a stop (instead of continuing for 1 second at a decreasing rate) and, in effect, doesn't scroll as much as I'd wanted it to.


Now, I tried going to Control Panel under mouse settings and changing the Vertical Scrolling settings, but changing the settings doesn't seem to get that smooth scrolling to work. There must be a way to enable such smooth scrolling in Windows Bootcamp because the first time I installed Windows Bootcamp, I had the same issue, however, miraculously, I got the smooth scrolling to work (what I did was that (1) I returned to MacOS, (2) then back to Windows, and (3) then fidgetted with the Vertical Scrolling settings and ended up with the settings below). Of course, I had mentioned that since there wasn't enough storage, so I had to re-install Windows by partitioning it this time with more storage (so that I could install basic apps like Chrome and Solidworks), so I re-installed Windows using Apple's article, and surely, the issue returned. Except, when I tried that drill again (running (1) macOS, (2) then back to Windows, (3) then fidgeting with Vertical Settings), the smooth scrolling is no longer happening. I don't know if there is a setting to enable this, but in the meantime, when I scroll and then let go, the scroll abruptly stops, and this is quite an issue. I'm sure I'm not the only one experiencing this, but since there aren't much articles related to this, I decided to write this in the hopes that a solution would be provided to address this problem. What's the solution to the scrolling issue? Thanks a million!

Posted on Jul 21, 2021 12:10 AM

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Posted on Jul 21, 2021 8:07 AM

Thank you so much! Running Apple Software Update really fixed the problem! For me, the update that fixed this issue was Boot Camp Update, Version 6.1.15.


For anyone that needs extra details, basically, here they are: after you have Windows Bootcamp running, first make sure you launch Apple Software Update (search for it using the Start menu by clicking the Command button, which is like the Windows button), then install the items that need to be updated by clicking "Install x items." It will then ask you to restart. Be sure to restart now instead of putting it off later. After the restart, open Apple Software Update again and check for updates. If there are any remaining updates, install them then restart again. Do this until it says that there are no more updates. They fixed the issue through support for something called precision tracking, and apparently, they coincidentally just released support for that. Lucky us! Now when scrolling (such as up or down in Chrome), letting go of the trackpad continues the scrolling motion for 1-2 seconds as it slows down to a stop.


Hopefully that helps anyone who was having this issue related to smooth scrolling.

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Jul 21, 2021 8:07 AM in response to Loner T

Thank you so much! Running Apple Software Update really fixed the problem! For me, the update that fixed this issue was Boot Camp Update, Version 6.1.15.


For anyone that needs extra details, basically, here they are: after you have Windows Bootcamp running, first make sure you launch Apple Software Update (search for it using the Start menu by clicking the Command button, which is like the Windows button), then install the items that need to be updated by clicking "Install x items." It will then ask you to restart. Be sure to restart now instead of putting it off later. After the restart, open Apple Software Update again and check for updates. If there are any remaining updates, install them then restart again. Do this until it says that there are no more updates. They fixed the issue through support for something called precision tracking, and apparently, they coincidentally just released support for that. Lucky us! Now when scrolling (such as up or down in Chrome), letting go of the trackpad continues the scrolling motion for 1-2 seconds as it slows down to a stop.


Hopefully that helps anyone who was having this issue related to smooth scrolling.

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