But she remembered something Marco had said over tea one night: “Third-party driver updaters are like hiring a stranger to change your car’s oil. Sometimes they do a great job. Sometimes they strip the drain plug and your engine seizes on the highway.”

“Okay,” she muttered, rubbing her eyes. “Maybe it’s the mouse itself.”

“So maybe corrupted,” she said aloud. She clicked Uninstall Device . A warning popped up: Do you also want to delete the driver software for this device?