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Microsoft Releases W8.1 Patch for Mouse Gaming Lag
There is a fix for lagging mouse movement while playing games in 8.1. The patch addresses problems with 22 games variations and more if you are computer savvy. The Microsoft Support website has launched a page with download links for the update that cover the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 8.1, along with a download for Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft's support site says the patch fixes the problem for the following list of games:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Call of Duty: Black Ops - Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Zombies
- Call of Duty: Ghosts - Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: MW2
- Call of Duty: MW2 - Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: MW3
- Call of Duty: MW3 - Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: MW
- Call of Duty: MW - Multiplayer
- Counter Strike: Global Offensive
- Counter Strike: Source
- Deus Ex : Human Revolution
- Deus Ex : Human Revolution Director's Cut
- Hitman Absolution
- Hitman Sniper Challenge
- Half Life 2
- Metro 2033
- Portal
- Tomb Raider
In addition, people who download and install the patch can extend it to include other games that are not on the official list which are affected by the same mouse lag. The support page includes the rather complicated procedure to enable this extra support, which involves going into the Windows 8.1 registry.
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#4698549 Posted on: 11/11/2013 12:26 PM
no, it is Balmer, no more Gates lol
So all the forums blaming the drivers for their mouse lag and it was Windows all along. Way to go Mr Gates!
no, it is Balmer, no more Gates lol
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#4698550 Posted on: 11/11/2013 12:27 PM
I must say that I have not experienced mouse lag with 8.1 is this a problem with a specific mouse brand ? .
I must say that I have not experienced mouse lag with 8.1 is this a problem with a specific mouse brand ? .
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#4698573 Posted on: 11/11/2013 01:11 PM
they could do better to fix it....
they could do better to fix it....
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#4698580 Posted on: 11/11/2013 01:20 PM
I think my mouse responds a little bit faster with this patch. I'm not sure.
I think my mouse responds a little bit faster with this patch. I'm not sure.
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#4698587 Posted on: 11/11/2013 01:32 PM
@microsoft:do window user a favor ,could you at window 8.1 install ask user what they ll use system for gees ! Microsoft activate countless measure that cause issue for gamer . ms keep it simple please . use invariant tsc and keep the NOW message signal interrupt (or its extended variant) in processor cache . I get from 14 to 40,ms in the secret world and I don't know what I'm doing , so please stop screwing up our desktop .always ask a desktop user first before and if you don't ask make sure the tack testing doesn't weir glass or hearing aid .
PSiItthink ms engineer are all in India.why ? CCommon those engineer aren'tfrom quebec , if the ms engineer were from Quebec, xXboxone would be full GPU (there wouldn'tbe 2locked gGPU coré)and cpu would be at AMD max. Power saving ? Come on offer that to India gees not in north america .
@microsoft:do window user a favor ,could you at window 8.1 install ask user what they ll use system for gees ! Microsoft activate countless measure that cause issue for gamer . ms keep it simple please . use invariant tsc and keep the NOW message signal interrupt (or its extended variant) in processor cache . I get from 14 to 40,ms in the secret world and I don't know what I'm doing , so please stop screwing up our desktop .always ask a desktop user first before and if you don't ask make sure the tack testing doesn't weir glass or hearing aid .
PSiItthink ms engineer are all in India.why ? CCommon those engineer aren'tfrom quebec , if the ms engineer were from Quebec, xXboxone would be full GPU (there wouldn'tbe 2locked gGPU coré)and cpu would be at AMD max. Power saving ? Come on offer that to India gees not in north america .
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#4698839 Posted on: 11/11/2013 08:04 PM
@microsoft:do window user a favor ,could you at window 8.1 install ask user what they ll use system for gees ! Microsoft activate countless measure that cause issue for gamer . ms keep it simple please . use invariant tsc and keep the NOW message signal interrupt (or its extended variant) in processor cache . I get from 14 to 40,ms in the secret world and I don't know what I'm doing , so please stop screwing up our desktop .always ask a desktop user first before and if you don't ask make sure the tack testing doesn't weir glass or hearing aid .
PSiItthink ms engineer are all in India.why ? CCommon those engineer aren'tfrom quebec , if the ms engineer were from Quebec, xXboxone would be full GPU (there wouldn'tbe 2locked gGPU coré)and cpu would be at AMD max. Power saving ? Come on offer that to India gees not in north america .
LoL WHAAAAT ???
@microsoft:do window user a favor ,could you at window 8.1 install ask user what they ll use system for gees ! Microsoft activate countless measure that cause issue for gamer . ms keep it simple please . use invariant tsc and keep the NOW message signal interrupt (or its extended variant) in processor cache . I get from 14 to 40,ms in the secret world and I don't know what I'm doing , so please stop screwing up our desktop .always ask a desktop user first before and if you don't ask make sure the tack testing doesn't weir glass or hearing aid .
PSiItthink ms engineer are all in India.why ? CCommon those engineer aren'tfrom quebec , if the ms engineer were from Quebec, xXboxone would be full GPU (there wouldn'tbe 2locked gGPU coré)and cpu would be at AMD max. Power saving ? Come on offer that to India gees not in north america .
LoL WHAAAAT ???
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#4698916 Posted on: 11/11/2013 10:03 PM
I think I spotted an English word in that wall of text!
LoL WHAAAAT ???
I think I spotted an English word in that wall of text!
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#4698926 Posted on: 11/11/2013 10:19 PM
You stopped reading at : @ microsoft
You stopped reading at : @ microsoft
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#4699094 Posted on: 11/12/2013 03:41 AM
Still not sure why you type like that. I've seen it before and it's just like
(no offence, man)
You stopped reading at : @ microsoft
Still not sure why you type like that. I've seen it before and it's just like
(no offence, man)
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#4699145 Posted on: 11/12/2013 06:56 AM
Still not sure why you type like that. I've seen it before and it's just like
(no offence, man)
His location clearly specifies he is from a French part of America.
Explains the problem doesn't it?
Still not sure why you type like that. I've seen it before and it's just like
(no offence, man)
His location clearly specifies he is from a French part of America.
Explains the problem doesn't it?
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#4699155 Posted on: 11/12/2013 07:37 AM
Its a universal problem but can be avoided if you use Raw input.
I must say that I have not experienced mouse lag with 8.1 is this a problem with a specific mouse brand ? .
Its a universal problem but can be avoided if you use Raw input.
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#4699200 Posted on: 11/12/2013 08:56 AM
Why would anybody spend a lot of money on a gaming mouse & not use raw input, madness !
Its a universal problem but can be avoided if you use Raw input.
Why would anybody spend a lot of money on a gaming mouse & not use raw input, madness !
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#4699205 Posted on: 11/12/2013 09:02 AM
not every game has a 'raw input' option, or a 'disable mouse accelleration' in the config. for ex.
anyways I don't feel it, at least on games I play and desktop, using 4000dpi.
moving from a monitor to a tele I sure felt it then, thats when I went for higher dpi mouse(for sake of the much larger screen) and set tele to monitor mode and now it's fine again.
Why would anybody spend a lot of money on a gaming mouse & not use raw input, madness !
not every game has a 'raw input' option, or a 'disable mouse accelleration' in the config. for ex.
anyways I don't feel it, at least on games I play and desktop, using 4000dpi.
moving from a monitor to a tele I sure felt it then, thats when I went for higher dpi mouse(for sake of the much larger screen) and set tele to monitor mode and now it's fine again.
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#4699734 Posted on: 11/12/2013 09:07 PM
To be more technical and specific:
Games using WM_MOUSEMOVE or GetCursorPos to get mouse data were affected
Because Valve's implementation is smoothed in CSGO and actually feels worse then not using rawinput for instance. Strangely m_filter as a command has also vanished in CSGO.
Its a universal problem but can be avoided if you use Raw input.
To be more technical and specific:
Games using WM_MOUSEMOVE or GetCursorPos to get mouse data were affected
Why would anybody spend a lot of money on a gaming mouse & not use raw input, madness !
Because Valve's implementation is smoothed in CSGO and actually feels worse then not using rawinput for instance. Strangely m_filter as a command has also vanished in CSGO.
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So all the forums blaming the drivers for their mouse lag and it was Windows all along. Way to go Mr Gates!