Can I use a window mouse on mac?

[NK96]

I have a logitech B110 mouse which supports windows but when i put it in the mac usb slot it doesn't pick it up. I googled if you can use windows mouse on a mac and people were saying you can so I don't know why it isn't working for me.

 

[shoehornhands]

I have a logitech B110 mouse which supports windows but when i put it in the mac usb slot it doesn't pick it up. I googled if you can use windows mouse on a mac and people were saying you can so I don't know why it isn't working for me.

I don't see why that USB mouse wouldn't work on a Mac. Extra mouse buttons and features that require additional software / drivers may not all work if OS X isn't supported, but you should at the very least receive basic functionality.

Have you tried it on a Windows computer / confirmed that it's actually working? It could just be a defective unit.

 

[Newtons Apple]

My Microsoft mouse works on my MBPRo in both Mac and Windows mode.

 

[Falcon9]

Logitech doesn't list macOS as a compatible OS... http://support.logitech.com/en_us/product/b110-optical-usb-mouse

 

[JamesMike]

I use a Logitech M705 mouse on Macbook Pro., work fine.

 

[rigormortis]

This is something that should just work. The only things to worry are , is this an older rs232 mouse ? NO. Is this a wireless Logitech mouse with a Unifying Receiver? NO.

No to both questions. I am stumped. It should just work. Try another Mac. Get a different mouse

Try going to system report/ USB and see if its being recognized. ( does the power light come on ? )

My Mac mini today didn't power up its external usb superdrive drive so I think ill try rebooting it later


Its a wired mouse. It should just work

If it was a wireless mouse then you would need to know if its bluetooth ( a standard ) or if its 2.4 unifying receiver. The unifying receiver is not a wireless standard, it is a proprietary wireless technology that Logitech sells, and requires software from Logitech to run. There are posts on their Support forums because some of their unifying receivers don't work with OS X 10.11

The thing that says the mouse doesn't work with OS X , was just their SET POINT windows software that they bundle with their mice that you don't need to install at all

 

[MH01]

It will work fine on a Mac. Look at some reviews on amazon, people are using them on macs

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-B110-Optical-USB-Mouse/dp/B0029QPJJK