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[GH-ISSUE #1516] Mouse Scroll (button 4/5) is not working in linux client when the windows server's active window is NOT a browser #1148

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opened 2026-05-05 07:32:03 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 1 comment

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2026-05-05 07:32:03 -06:00

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Originally created by @sgon00 on GitHub (Jan 11, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1516

What happened?

I am running barrier 2.4.0 in windows 11 as server, and barrier 2.3.3 and 2.4.0 in Linux (debian 11).

I found a very weird behavior that sometimes the mouse wheel scrolling (basically button 4 and 5) is not working in the client side.
Further debugging, I narrow down the problem and found out it only happens when the server's active windows is not a browser app (chrome or microsoft edge).

For example, If the server's active window is "Windows Terminal", "File Explorer" or "VSCode" and move the mouse cursor to the client side (linux), the wheel scrolling won't work.
But when the server's active window is a browser, the wheel scrolling works in the client side.

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v2.4.0

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If applicable, where did you install Barrier from?

Windows: download barrier exe installer from official site.
Linux (debian 11): use apt install

What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply)

Linux, Windows

What OS versions are you using?

Server: Windows 11
Client: Linux (Debian 11)

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Originally created by @sgon00 on GitHub (Jan 11, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1516 ### What happened? I am running barrier 2.4.0 in windows 11 as server, and barrier 2.3.3 and 2.4.0 in Linux (debian 11). I found a very weird behavior that sometimes the mouse wheel scrolling (basically button 4 and 5) is not working in the client side. Further debugging, I narrow down the problem and found out it only happens when the server's active windows is not a browser app (chrome or microsoft edge). For example, If the server's active window is "Windows Terminal", "File Explorer" or "VSCode" and move the mouse cursor to the client side (linux), the wheel scrolling won't work. But when the server's active window is a browser, the wheel scrolling works in the client side. ### Version v2.4.0 ### Git commit hash (if applicable) _No response_ ### If applicable, where did you install Barrier from? Windows: download barrier exe installer from official site. Linux (debian 11): use `apt install` ### What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply) Linux, Windows ### What OS versions are you using? Server: Windows 11 Client: Linux (Debian 11) ### Relevant log output _No response_ ### Any other information _No response_

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gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:32:06 -06:00

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@sgon00 commented on GitHub (Jan 15, 2022):

I will close this issue now because I found the true cause in this bug: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/484
The problem will not exist when I disable smooth scrolling in the server side.

@sgon00 commented on GitHub (Jan 15, 2022): I will close this issue now because I found the true cause in this bug: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/484 The problem will not exist when I disable smooth scrolling in the server side.

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