mouse lag in video games since updating to win 8.1

Anonymous
2013-10-18T21:31:23+00:00

hi all ive noticed that in some games in win 8.1 there is serious mouse lag . this makes some games almost unplayable now. this is a serious issue especially since many gamers upgraded for the benefits ingames but now cant play do to the mouse lag issues.

for me its in call of duty 4 aka modern warfare 1. there are numerous articles now about this issue and with certain games .

http://fr.reddit.com/r/windows/comments/1oor43/windows\_81\_warning\_for\_gamers\_issues\_with/  

http://www.pcgamesn.com/windows-81-mouse-lag-reportedly-renders-some-pc-games-close-unplayable

as you can see this isnt a isolated issue and needs fixing asap. especially with many big titles just coming in the next few weeks on pc !

how can this be sent higher up so this issue is resolved ? thanks.

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Anonymous
2013-11-08T18:50:37+00:00

We have issued a fix to address most of the “mouse lag” issues associated with gaming in Windows 8.1, which vary based on the game, input methods used, etc. More details on the issue and available resolutions are available via KB 2908279, and affected customers can go to the Microsoft Download Center to install the update

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-10-22T03:09:20+00:00

    No, Vsync isn't turned on in my Tomb Raider. Every setting at Ultra except for hair quality, it usually runs close to 60 fps.

    The mouse utility showed that the mouse output was 2 pixels at around 500 Hz, but for some reason, most of the mouse input to the game gets mapped to 0 pixels. That is to say, only around 5% of the mouse movement gets through to the map, and thus it's incredibly hard to move the pointer. When I don't have the map open, the mouse movements don't get remapped so everything else in the game is fine. Prior to the update to Windows 8.1, everything seemed to work fine, including the map.

    I had been playing this game fine for months . Luckily I was extremely close to finishing so now after 2 days I got to 100% even with a very difficult to use map. If I wasn't that close to finishing I would definitely not play with that happening.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-10-21T22:03:38+00:00

    For Tomb Raider, is VSYNC turned on?

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-10-21T13:44:14+00:00

    If your Hardware is pretty much compatible with game requirements than you have to go through some points before playing game to prevent your PC from lagging and freezing:-

    • Shut down all running updates
    • Remove all temporary files from your system
    • You must have enough memory on disc that can support your paging memory
    • Shut down all background running applications
    • Run Reginout Utility for extreme gaming experience
    • Update DX on your system

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-10-21T12:58:05+00:00

    heres how i fixed it !

    deleted windows 8.1 and went back to windows 7 ! thanks microsoft for no help at all. avoid windows 8.1 if you a gamer stick to windows 8 or windows 7 !

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