When moving word 2013 window it drags/lags behind the mouse.

Anonymous
2016-02-06T15:52:03+00:00

When i move the window it has this weird lag. When i move my mouse it does move but has a clear lag behind it. This isn't so bad because nothing else lags and i can write just fine, but its still annoying if i need to move the window.

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Anonymous
2017-04-17T10:02:23+00:00

Ok, I searched reddit and found this and IT WORKED. I suggest people trying it!

"I do believe it has to do with the mouse and the USB polling frequency.

With a Logitech MX518 with 125Hz I had no problems whatsoever. Ever since I switched to a Logitech G502 with 1000Hz these Office applications started to lag when dragging. You can reproduce this by changing the mouse frequency in the mouse drivers from e.g. 1000Hz to 125Hz. The option is called "Report Rate" in the Logitech Gaming Software. Dunno about other vendor's mouse drivers.

In the end I think it's probably a f*ckup between the high polling frequency of the mouse and therefore high update rate of the cursor and Windows' GUI VSync as well as Excel/Word refreshing the content of the window.

*edit* Since I also have a 120Hz monitor I'm not sure if this is also a factor to consider.

*edit2* Refreshrate of the monitor does NOT matter. So it's solely the high USB polling rate that's causing this."

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-07-15T17:10:07+00:00

    I found a solution after years of Microsoft inaction! I switched to Google Docs and the problem disappeared. Yay!

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-04-17T10:16:16+00:00

    Wow thanks! It worked like magic but mines a Razer mouse. Dialed down the poll and the porblem got solved.... thanks million!

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-11-30T17:41:13+00:00

    Try Control Panel-System-Advanced system settings

    On the advanced tab select settings in Performance

    Uncheck Animate controls and elements in windows

    Hit apply

    You may need to reboot too.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-02-24T19:01:49+00:00

    It has to do with your mouse polling rate. If your mouse polling rate is set to 1000 hz, then it would lag. Change it to anything lower to fix

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