Mouse Lag - Knowledge Base to fix lag, latency and ping problems
- 2016.10.03 17:10
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“The lag, latency & ping – Knowledge Base” gives basic knowledge about online games related topics.
Topic of this article: “mouse lag”
The meaning of mouse lag
The term “mouse lag” is commonly used by gamer if:
1.) The mouse courser is lagging (delay)
2.) One of the mouse buttons have a delay after pressing it
Other terms used or connected to mouse lag: mouse lags, mouse is lagging, mouse is laggy, stuttering courser, courser is slow, mouse button not reacting, to low mouse dpi, courser lags, courser is laggy
Why the mouse can lag?
a.) Hardware issues
b.) Old, missing or wrong mouse driver
c.) Wrong mouse settings (scroll speed, left hand, right hand, dpi)
d.) Dirt on the mouse laser
e) Graphics card causes lag but notable via the mouse courser
f.) Wrong in-game settings (courser settings)
g.) Low battery (wireless mouse)
How to fix a lagging mouse
Solution A
- Unplug the mouse and re-plug it
Solution B
- Restart the game and/or restart the computer or laptop
Solution C
- Adjust the in-game mouse settings accordingly
Solution D
- Update to the newest mouse driver or roll-back to the previous version if the lag starts after a new update
Solution E
- Check the cable that connects the mouse with the computer or laptop
Solution F
- Change the Windows system mouse settings accordingly
Solution G
- Clean the laser of the mouse
Solution H
- Change batteries (wireless mouse)
Solution I
- Increase the DPI value of the mouse laser
Solution J
- Plug in a other mouse and see if there is still lag
Solution K
- Check your graphic card settings >>> Visit the “graphics lag” section of the knowledge base
