Then something is wrong with the way you have your PC setup.
In Cubase, holding down shift will move (horizontal) sliders in smaller increments, it will move (vertical) faders in smaller increments, and it will rotate knobs in smaller increments, both clockwise and counter. Been this way in v2, v3, v4, v5. If this is not what you are seeing, you have PC issues.
It’s not odd; that is the way it’s supposed to work.