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How to Fix Mouse Lag on Windows 10 Easily and Effectively

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

Quite a few Windows 10 users complain that they have the issue of mouse lag. Mouse lag is really an irritating issue in Windows 10 system as lack of smooth mouse movement will cause poor user experience. Imaging that you are playing games but your cursor is freezing or lagging, you may get crazy. What to do if you face the issue of mouse moving slow on Windows 10? This article will teach you How to Fix Mouse Lag on Windows 10 easily and effectively.

  1. Way 1: Disable and Enable Scroll Inactive Windows
  2. Way 2: Reinstall or Update the Mouse Driver
  3. Way 3: Roll Back the Mouse Driver
  4. Way 4: Disconnect other USB Devices Connected to Your PC
  5. Way 5: Turn Off the Feature of Fast Startup
  6. Way 6: Change the Power Management Settings

fix mouse lag on windows 10

Way 1: Disable and Enable Scroll Inactive Windows

Step 1: Go to Settings and choose Devices from the list of options.

choose the option of devices

Step 2: Select Mouse & Touchpad on the left panel, find the option of Scroll inaction windows when I hover over them on the right panel and then disable/enable the button.

disable and enable scroll inaction windows

Step 3: Repeat disabling and enabling the option for a few times. Then you can check if the issue of mouse moving slow on Windows 10 has been improved.

Way 2: Reinstall or Update the Mouse Driver

How to fix mouse lag on Windows 10? You can try to reinstall or update the mouse driver.

Step 1: Right click the Windows icon and select Device Manager.

Step 2: Expand the section of Mice and other pointing devices, right-click your mouse driver and choose Uninstall. Then click OK to confirm.

uninstall your mouse driver

Step 3: Then restart your computer and Windows will automatically reinstall the mouse driver.

How to update the mouse driver? After you right click your mouse driver, select Update Driver Software from the drop-down menu.

select update driver software

Click Search automatically for updated driver software. Then it will help you to update the mouse driver.

click search automatically or updated driver software

Way 3: Roll Back the Mouse Driver

You are able to roll back mouser driver to fix mouse lag. Here are the instructions:

Step 1: Go to Device Manager>Mice and other pointing devices and then double click your mouse driver.

Step 2: Click the Driver tab and tap the Roll Back Driver if available. If the button is grayed out, you can't continue this way.

roll back driver

Step 3: If it is available, after you click it, the Driver Package rollback window will pop up. Choose one reason that prompts you to roll back the driver and click Yes.

driver package rollback pop up

Way 4: Unplug other USB Devices Connected to Your PC

If you have other USB devices connected to your computer, this will disturb the normally working of your mouse the cause the appearance of mouse lag. So next time when your mouse doesn't work effectively, you can consider unplugging other USB devices that are connected to your computer.

Way 5: Turn Off the Feature of Fast Startup

In order to fix mouse lag, many users advise to disable the feature of fast startup. That is one cause for mouse lag although it is a useful feature on Windows 10. So you can have a try to fix this problem.

Step 1: Enter Control Panel in the search blank and launch it.

Step 2: When Control Panel is opened, search Power Options in the search bar of the panel and click to open it.

Step 3: Then select Choose what the power button does.

click choose what the power button does

Step 4: Click Change settings that are currently unavailable.

click change settings that are currently unavailable

Step 5: Under the section of Shutdown settings, uncheck the box of Turn on fast startup (recommended) and click Save changes.

turn off fast startup

Way 6: Change the Power Management Settings

Step 1: Open Device Manager and expand Universal Serial Bus controllers.

Step 2: Double click the USB Root Hub to open its properties panel.

expand universal serial bus controllers

Step 3: Choose Power Management, uncheck Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power. Click OK to save changes. Repeat these steps for all USB Hub devices on your PC.

change power management settings

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