Found the cause of my input lag
Posted: 15 Oct 2023, 06:06
Hello, for months I have dealt with horrible input lag on my mouse and had tried every regedit/tweak/OC I could find and just couldn't solve it. When that didn't work I changed nearly every single piece of hardware in my machine to no avail. I had concluded it must have been my power or EMI that was causing it and I would just have to accept the lag forever. However, I believe I have finally found the culprit and would like to see if anyone else wants to try and see their results.
When reinstalling a clean version of windows I would often just default to the Windows media creation tool software, as it generally was easier and faster than the disk tool. But I have reason to believe that there is something inherently wrong with the tool creating a stable version of windows as every time I have used it for the clean install the mouse movement feels floaty and inconsistent. Not to mention that if you perform a sfc/ scannow test in CMD right after the clean install it will find broken files and have to fix them immediately, additionally there are several error and warning prompts in the event viewer directly after installation. I have now replicated the feeling on multiple machines and find the results to be consistent. The solution is to use the disk media tool to install windows using rufus to prep the USB. After a clean installation you should notice that your mouse immediately feels snappy and accurate again and you can do whatever additional tweaks you prefer to optimize your system, but the base you are building on feels correct and accurate.
When reinstalling a clean version of windows I would often just default to the Windows media creation tool software, as it generally was easier and faster than the disk tool. But I have reason to believe that there is something inherently wrong with the tool creating a stable version of windows as every time I have used it for the clean install the mouse movement feels floaty and inconsistent. Not to mention that if you perform a sfc/ scannow test in CMD right after the clean install it will find broken files and have to fix them immediately, additionally there are several error and warning prompts in the event viewer directly after installation. I have now replicated the feeling on multiple machines and find the results to be consistent. The solution is to use the disk media tool to install windows using rufus to prep the USB. After a clean installation you should notice that your mouse immediately feels snappy and accurate again and you can do whatever additional tweaks you prefer to optimize your system, but the base you are building on feels correct and accurate.