Help! My mouse doesn't work I have to use Mouse Keys and I'm tired of it?

Question

idk why my mouse doesn't really work it only moves up and down but it try moving it around to see if it moves but it moves the arrow to the corner of the screen and only moves up and down

now im only using mouse keys with numbers like 4 = left etccc

what can i do im trying to buy a new mouse to see if it will work but i dont have enough money anyways i dont have a job im not old enough for one anyways soo for the people who are good at computers please help me idk what to do im getting really tired of using Mouse Keys

Answer 1

Do you have a wireless mouse? If so, take out the drive that you connect into your computer and try inserting it again. Do the same thing with other mouses (Is the plural of computer mouse, mice? Weird.).

Answer 2

if it's a ancient ball mouse then clean out the rollers.

if it's optical then make sure you're using a flat colored surface, some mice have problems with multicolored and reflective surfaces.

if you're using a driver that came with the mouse try uninstalling it.