I also installed a Microsoft update: my keyboard and mouse went whacky and I got an invitation to install

Microsoft - Pointing Drawing - Microsoft Hardware USB Mouse

Installation date: 15/08/2014 3:15 PM

Installation status: Successful

Update type: Recommended

Microsoft Pointing Drawing software update released in December, 2013

More information:

http://sysdev.microsoft.com/support/default.aspx

Help and Support:

http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=hub

after this it all went sour

any tips on getting rid of it?