Windows 7 Explorer - Activate mouse focus to be able to scroll in tree and file view?
I have installed WizMouse which allows scrolling in background/non-focus windows (as per standard Mac behaviour) which should solve the issue - and in my opinion should be default mouse behaviour anyway :)
To be clear, it doesn't need to grab the focus and bring the window to the front, just allows you to scroll in the background.
Hope that helps.
In Windows 7 Control panel > "Ease of Access Centre" > "Make the mouse easier to use" there is an option to grab focus on hover, however, this will affect all windows, not just explorer.
KatMouse works perfectly, rather than " Control panel > Ease of Access Centre > Make the mouse easier to use" which only focus the window you point, and don't make any scroll possibility at all in Explorer