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Make Excel obey the "scroll inactive windows" setting in Windows 10

Make Excel obey the "scroll inactive windows" setting in Windows 10. Currently Excel will scroll when it is an inactive window, but it will not allow other windows to scroll when it is the active window. This makes transcribing data from a source that needs to be scrolled difficult.

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completed  ·  AdminExcel Team [MSFT] (Product Owner, Office.com) responded  · 

Thanx for creating and voting on this folks!

You should see this issue fixed starting with the latest Windows 10 Preview 17133.73 build update on 4/10 (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/03/27/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17133-for-fast/) as well as latest Excel Monthly channel 1803 Build 9126.2152 update on 4/11 (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/mt465751.aspx).

Please let us know if you find this still not fixed with these builds (and later).

thanx,
Prash [MSFT]

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  • Miguel commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Apparently I just installed Office 365 ProPlus (which I guess has the 2019 Excel version on it.) And the scroll on unactive windows does not work. What the ...?

  • ktc commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Mouse wheel scrolling was broken, then fixed, now broken again: cannot scroll inactive Excel windows with the mouse wheel. Sheesh, how hard can this be???
    Win10 build 17134.858
    Excel 2019 version 1907 build 11901.20176

  • FrankyGoop commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Excel wont scroll inactive windows when others excel windows are open. Also it scroll in a crazy manner throwing the selected cell to the corners, making it very hard to navigate on big tables.
    The old excels used to scroll where the mouse cursor was positioned as should be, not on the selected cell. For instance, look how the Acrobat PDF Reader, or any other CAD software does.

    Excel 365, version 1906, build 11727.20244 32 bit

  • Stephen commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Still/once again broken.
    Windows Version 10.0.17763 Build 17763
    Excel Version 1906 (Build 11727.20244)

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    It still does not work. On version 1803 OS build 17134.829
    Excel 1905 (build 11629.20246 CTR)

  • Loren Amelang commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yes, Scrolling is partly broken again - for the last month or so. One Excel window with one other app still works, but with two Excel windows, only the top one scrolls even if the cursor is over the bottom one. I have version 1905...

    (_Please_, Microsoft, make at least one of the displays of the 40+ digits of full-length Product ID copyable!)

    Some places call it "Click-to-Run", some call it 365MSO, it was the last version you could actually buy once and be done with it. But it now acts like a service, with login and account and constant online changes. Including breaking the scroll fix we waited so long for!

  • PH_CH commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    @James Leech
    Can you precise your Excel version, please (2013, 2016, 365).

  • James Leech commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Not working for me in a newer version than discussed so far - Excel: 1905 (11629.20246 CTR) + Windows 10 1809 (Build 17763.557)

  • Loren Amelang commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    My Excel 2016 MSO is a paid-once version, and was (finally) fixed yesterday. That update "just worked", but in the past I've had a horrible time getting paid Excel to update. I believe some parts of the update system cannot cope if you _ever_ use a "metered connection". I've seen the update files for at least five new versions queued in the update folder but they won't install. Worse, it kept re-downloading them, over the metered connection, and failing to install each time! Seemed like spending a full day connected to a non-metered connection was the only escape from that. Like yesterday...

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I can confirm that this issue is fixed BUT everyone should note that you do need to have both a newer version of 32 bit Office AND a newer version of Windows 10 to benefit. If you type WINVER at the run command you are looking for Windows OS Build of 17133.72 or greater and if you open Excel you need to go to File/Account/About Excel and you are looking for version 16.0.9126.2152 32 bit or greater.

    I think you only see the later versions of Office if you are on 365. Anyone not "renting" from MS will be ignored as worthless.

  • Loren Amelang commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Just received Excel 2016 MSO (16.0.11126.20192) 32-bit, on Win 10 Pro 1803, 17134.523.

    All hover scrolling tests work properly, among multiple open Excel windows and other app windows! Thank you for persisting... At least my combination finally works.

  • Dimitri commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Excel 2016 x64 on Windows 10 x64, Version 1809, works just fine.
    With Excel open (either active or inactive), all other open windows scroll as they should, if the "Scroll inactive windows when I hover over them" setting has been enabled.

    Problem seems to have been FIXED!

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