Apple Magic Mouse Scroll Fix for Windows 11

Fix scroll (multi-touch gestures) for Apple Magic Mouse on non-Mac Windows 11 PCs.

Problem: When you pair a Magic Mouse with a Windows PC via Bluetooth, clicking works but scrolling doesn't. This is because Windows lacks Apple's multi-touch filter driver.

Quick Start (One-Click Install)

1. Open PowerShell as Administrator
2. Run:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process
.\install.ps1

3. Restart your computer
4. Done — scroll should work!

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How It Works

Apple Magic Mouse uses a proprietary multi-touch surface for scrolling. On Mac, macOS handles this natively. On Windows (Boot Camp), Apple provides a HID lower filter driver called applewirelessmouse.sys that translates multi-touch data into scroll events.

The problem on non-Mac PCs:

Step	Problem	Solution
1	Driver doesn't exist on Windows	Extract from Apple's Boot Camp package
2	Apple's INF doesn't list Magic Mouse 2's Bluetooth PID (0323)	Manually register the driver as a LowerFilter
3	Boot Camp installer checks for Mac hardware	Skip the installer entirely — install only the driver

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────┐
│     Application (Browser)    │
├─────────────────────────────┤
│     Windows HID Stack        │
├─────────────────────────────┤
│  ┌─────────────────────────┐│
│  │ applewirelessmouse.sys  ││  ← LowerFilter (translates multi-touch → scroll)
│  └─────────────────────────┘│
├─────────────────────────────┤
│     Bluetooth HID Driver     │  ← hidbth.sys (built-in)
├─────────────────────────────┤
│     Bluetooth Stack          │
├─────────────────────────────┤
│     Magic Mouse Hardware     │
└─────────────────────────────┘

The PID Mismatch Problem

Apple Magic Mouse reports different Vendor/Product IDs depending on the connection type:

Connection	Vendor ID	Product ID	Notes
USB (charging)	VID_05AC	PID_0265	Apple USB Vendor ID
Bluetooth (classic)	VID&000205AC	PID&030D	Magic Mouse 1
Bluetooth (classic)	VID&000205AC	PID&0310	Magic Mouse 2 (some models)
Bluetooth (BT SIG)	VID&0001004C	PID&0323	Magic Mouse 2 — most common on Windows

Apple's official applewirelessmouse.inf only lists 030D, 0310, and 0269. It does not include 0323, which is how most Magic Mouse 2 units identify themselves over Bluetooth on Windows PCs.

This installer bypasses the INF matching entirely by:

1. Copying the .sys file directly
2. Creating the kernel service manually
3. Adding the driver as a LowerFilters entry on the specific device

What the Installer Does

The install.ps1 script performs these steps:

1. Detects the Magic Mouse Bluetooth HID device by scanning for Apple's Bluetooth Vendor ID (004C)
2. Locates applewirelessmouse.sys — checks DriverStore first (from Apple Software Update), then extracts from bundled copy
3. Copies the driver to %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\
4. Creates a kernel driver service (applewirelessmouse)
5. Adds applewirelessmouse to the device's LowerFilters registry key
6. Restarts the Bluetooth HID device to load the filter

What It Does NOT Do

• Does not install the full Boot Camp package
• Does not modify system boot configuration
• Does not require Secure Boot to be disabled
• Does not install any Apple background services
• Does not affect other Bluetooth devices

Uninstall

Run as Administrator:

.\uninstall.ps1

Or manually:

# Remove LowerFilters from device
# (find your device's InstanceId first with Get-PnpDevice)
$regPath = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\<YOUR_DEVICE_INSTANCE_ID>"
Remove-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name "LowerFilters"

# Remove service
sc.exe delete applewirelessmouse

# Remove driver file
Remove-Item "$env:SystemRoot\System32\drivers\applewirelessmouse.sys"

Compatibility

Item	Status
Windows 11 (23H2, 24H2)	Tested
Windows 10 (21H2+)	Should work
Magic Mouse 2 (A1657)	Tested
Magic Mouse 1 (A1296)	Should work
Secure Boot	Compatible (driver is Microsoft-signed)
ARM64 (Snapdragon)	Not tested

Troubleshooting

Scroll still doesn't work after install

1. Restart your computer
2. Unpair the Magic Mouse from Bluetooth settings, then pair again
3. Run install.ps1 again after re-pairing (device InstanceId may change)

Device not found during install

• Make sure Magic Mouse is paired and connected via Bluetooth
• Check that it appears in Device Manager under "Bluetooth" or "Human Interface Devices"

"Access Denied" errors

• You must run PowerShell as Administrator

Driver loads but scroll is laggy/inverted

• This is the expected Apple scroll behavior — it matches Mac trackpad direction
• Use Mac Mouse Fix alternatives or registry tweaks to adjust

File Structure

apple-magic-mouse-windows/
├── install.ps1              # One-click installer (run as admin)
├── uninstall.ps1            # Clean uninstaller
├── driver/
│   └── applewirelessmouse.sys   # Apple's signed driver (from Boot Camp 6)
├── README.md                # This file
└── LICENSE                  # MIT License

Driver Source

The driver/applewirelessmouse.sys file is Apple's official Boot Camp driver, extracted from Apple's publicly available Boot Camp Support Software. It is digitally signed by Apple and countersigned by Microsoft (WHQL).

If you want to extract it yourself:

1. Apple Software Update for Windows — Install from Apple's website, the driver will appear in C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\applewirelessmouse.inf_amd64_*\

2. Boot Camp Support Software — Download via Brigadier, then extract AppleWirelessMouse64.exe with 7-Zip

3. BootCampESD.pkg — Download from Apple's software update catalog, extract with 7-Zip:

   BootCampESD.pkg → (xar) → Payload → (cpio) → WindowsSupport.dmg → (dmg/iso)
   → BootCamp/Drivers/Apple/AppleWirelessMouse64.exe → (rar) → applewirelessmouse.sys
   

Credits

• Apple Inc. — applewirelessmouse.sys driver
• Brigadier — Boot Camp driver download tool

License

MIT License — see LICENSE. Note: applewirelessmouse.sys is Apple's proprietary driver and subject to Apple's software license terms.