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
    2013-10-26T19:11:09+00:00

    MS should have already answered. They only need to say "we are aware of this issue and working on it" or something like that.

    I'm going to give up, and start installing win8 back :/

    Same here, it's taking to long.

    A sunday afternoon reinstalling windows, back to Win 8.0.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-10-26T20:29:38+00:00

    Unfortunately I think many wont notice it, however obvious it is to most :/

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-10-27T02:06:51+00:00

    Formatted and reinstalled Windows 8.0 again. Games were NOT reinstalled (different partition), remained unchanged. No changes to hardware, I didn't even unplug the mouse. Fixed, as expected.

    Mouserate.exe also reports 1000Hz again instead of 200.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-10-27T07:30:20+00:00

    Asus Sabertooth X58 Motherboard (latest bios)

    12 GB G.Skill Sniper DDR3

    Intel i7 950 CPU

    2x MSI GTX 660 Ti Power Edition

    Roccat Kone XTD Mouse

    Roccat Isku FX keyboard

    BenQ XL2420T 120hz monitor

    1920x1080 resolution

    I fixed things by installing windows 8 back. So i really don't need help anymore. I just wait till the end of times microsoft fixes this so i can update back to 8.1.

    Nothing i tried in 8.1 helped me to fix the problem. Not compability modes, not MarkC mousefixes. Nothing. Only solution was to re-install windows 8 :)

    I even emailed the mouse manufacturer.

    But everything works fine in Windows 8.

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