How do I keep my mouse from leaving the window on FPS games?

Anonymous
2024-08-10T15:11:05+00:00

So, when I'm playing any FPS games (or games that use the mouse to track the game environment), my mouse cursor goes invisible. However, instead of being locked to the center of the screen, it moves around freely, to the point where i have accidently minimized or closed out of my game. Also worth mentioning, this is on a laptop, not a multiple screen PC.

Any help with this problem would be greatly appreciated, as I've exhausted my sources of research and none of them helped.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-11-24T22:14:00+00:00

    I have new build gaming rig, runnign th elatest NVidoa drivers and regardless of whether the game is full screen exclusive or full screen windowed the mouse floats off onto the second monitor.

    Reading these scripted responses form so-called MS support boils my blood as most of the things they request just does nothing.

    One of the first posts said to disable all MS background process and all startup items... absoute rubbish. This is a Windows **** issue when using multiple monitors. Gaming windows are unable to become exclusive and lock in the mouse.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-11-14T20:14:48+00:00

    I am having this issue, it's either windows 11 update or like you said nvidias, have u tried uninstalling it? It's driving me crazy and im soo glad i have found this thread so now i know it's an update.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-11-14T04:18:40+00:00

    Also having this same issue

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-11-04T01:05:42+00:00

    same issue for me

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