resetmsmice
Fixes Abnormal Scroll Wheel Problems with Certain Microsoft Mice
RECENT UPDATE: some recent linux distributions that have Wayland or Xorg that use libinput have this glitch fixed, so you might not need this utility. I have heard conflicting reports, so your mileage may vary.
This package, resetmsmice, fixes scroll wheel issues with certain Wireless Microsoft mice in X.org (includes KDE & Gnome applications), where the vertical wheel scrolls abnormally fast. Only needed if you dual boot between Microsoft Windows and some linux distro.
Known to fix the vertical scroll wheel issue with the following models (and others related):
Microsoft Wireless Mouse 1000
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 3000
Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500
Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000
Microsoft Comfort Mouse 4500
Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000
Microsoft Sculpt Mouse
This program basically just resets a setting in the mouse through usb communications and then exits. ...