My Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Mouse scrolls erratically while I'm using it it macOS.
If I move the scroll wheel a click at a time, it scrolls at an okay amount. However, if I scroll a few clicks at a time, the mouse scrolls way too fast.
I have scroll speed turned all the way down in System Preferences and I'm still having the issue. What else can be done?
After years of looking for answers, I have finally found a satisfactory solution. It's not ideal, but it works.
Simply unplug the USB receiver and plug it in again.
This issue may only affect users who switch between Macs and PCs using the same USB receiver. I have the receiver plugged into a powered USB hub and I use both Macs and PCs with the same hub. It appears that when the receiver is used with a PC, it retains some specific settings from Windows as long as power is maintained (source).
Huge thank you to Matthew Williams for sharing his solution for Linux here. The scroll wheel on my Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic mouse is useable again!