Newest UltraNav driver brakes native windows middle-click scrolling

I just want to report that the newest touchpad driver brakes native windows middle-click scrolling.
What I'm talking is this:
1. Swich off all advanced features in the TouchPoint setting to get back a middle button. BTW, how on earth it is possible that the default setting "steals" the middle button. Going for the Nr. 1. PC maker and forgetting a stupid default settings in a Synaptics driver is a joke.
2. Now, try scrolling in any native windows application like Chrome, Firefox, etc.
The quick way of scrolling is to push the middle button while scrolling. It had always worked before.
Now this way is broken.
Now, the only way for scrolling is to the:
1. push middle button to enter scolling mode
2. move mouse
3. push again to exit scrolling mode
This scolling mode has never been a good way to scroll, but the quick way is broken with the latest driver.
I'm using a W520 with Windows 7, 64-bit. Broken driver: Version 16.2.5.0

ColonelONeill wrote:
Personally, I never do the BIOS update with any other updates. I always do it by itself to avoid issues.
same for me.
in addition, i never do BIOS updates from within a running Windows session. i always use the bootable CD method, following the instructions explicitly, and i've never had a bricked machine.
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