Scroll delay after mouse inactivity

I have a scrolling issue that is driving me nuts on my Windows 10 machine: Whenever I stop using the mouse for a period of roughly 15-20 seconds or longer and try to scroll up or down on a window, there is a lag of roughly half a second before the input is recognized. Afterwards the lag disappears until there is no input for a longer period. This issue is present across different programs/windows as well as different mice and touchpad, which leads me to believe it is a Windows-specific setting. I at first thought this might be related to my battery power profile, but unfortunately even after p

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