How to make your mouse less sensitive. How to change mouse sensitivity. Setting up a computer mouse

How to change mouse settings. In modern computers, for many users, the main role in control is played by the computer mouse. It's rare that anyone can work without it. How to choose a computer mouse? , I already told you about the Types of computer mice, too. It's time to talk about setting them up. We are not always satisfied with how the mouse works, but some people don’t even suspect that it can be customized. Now we’ll talk about how to change mouse settings.

In order to get to the mouse settings in Windows 7, you need to go to the menu – Start – Control Panel . In the window Control panels in a small window Search at the top right write the word “ mouse" And a list of all your mouse settings will open on the left.

Setting up a computer mouse in Windows 7

In Windows XP you also need to call up the menu – Start - Control Panel . And in the window Control panels find the icon Mouse. Open this folder by double clicking and let's go to settings.

Setting up a computer mouse in Windows XP

Note

I will describe the mouse settings using Windows XP as an example, especially since they do not differ at all from the same settings in Windows 7.

The most important mouse setting is its sensitivity and setting up double-clicking the main button. The optimal settings will vary depending on your model and how you work.

Mouse sensitivity is the response of the pointer to its displacement. See if you can move the pointer diagonally across the entire screen without lifting your wrist from the surface of the table, that is, moving only your fingers. If you cannot do this, then you need to adjust the sensitivity of the mouse.

Adjusting mouse sensitivity

• Open the window Properties: Mouse (Start - Control Panel - Mouse) .
• Go to the tab Pointer Options .
• Move the slider on the panel Moving in the required direction. When moving the slider to the right, the mouse will become even more sensitive, and to the left - less.
• Check the box to record Enable increased pointer accuracy . Now your pointer will first move slowly and then speed up. This will be useful to you when working in graphic editors. In games, especially where you have to aim the weapon at the target, checking this box will only hinder you and slow down the player’s reaction.
• Very interesting panel Visibility. You can try to check boxes for different functions, but these bells and whistles get in the way. But it depends on who.

A very interesting Visibility panel in the mouse settings window.

Setting up a double click

• In the same window, go to the tab Mouse buttons .
• On the panel Double click speed Double-click on the yellow folder with the left mouse button. If your two clicks opened this folder, then everything is fine. If not, then adjust the double click by moving the slider Speed .

In the Double-Click Speed ​​panel, left-click the yellow folder twice.

• If you are left-handed, you can change the assignment of the mouse buttons on the panel Button Configuration . Just check the box next to the entry Change button assignments . Don't forget to save your settings with the button Apply And OK .
• I don’t recommend installing sticky, otherwise any mouse click you make, especially when working with text editors, will catch and drag any object along with it.

How to change the mouse pointer

• Go to the tab Signposts .
• Open the dropdown list (click on the small black triangle on the right) in the panel Scheme .
• Select a scheme.
• Below in the settings also select the pointer type and click the button Apply .
• If all these schemes are tired of you or do not suit you, then click the button Default .
• Clicking the button Review, you can download many more cursors from the system folder Cursors. You can download your cursors to the same folder (C:\WINDOWS\Cursors) and select them from there.

Open the drop-down list (click on the small black triangle on the right) in the Outline panel. Select a scheme.

On the tab Wheel there is no need to change anything. You can just experiment.

There is no need to change anything on the Wheel tab. You can just experiment.

On the tab Equipment You can see how your system detects your mouse.

This is how you can customize your computer mouse.

Write in the comments what incidents you had with the mouse and how you fixed it. Maybe this will be useful to someone.

Introduction.

Probably many of those who have been playing Left 4 Dead 2 or Counter-Strike for a long time have at least once asked themselves some of the questions below.

What is mouse DPI? How to set it up? How does it relate to the mouse speed slider in Windows?
- Why do professionals recommend playing with low DPI? And how can you play like that, it’s completely inconvenient!
- How can I make the mouse sensitivity in the game the same as on the desktop?
- Why does the mouse slow down so much, and how to fix it?
- How are DPI and the “mouse sensitivity” parameter related to each other in the game?
- What is mouse acceleration and filter in the game, and “increased pointer sensitivity” in Windows? Should I turn them on or off?
- Is it possible to play normally without understanding all these parameters?
- What can you do with mouse macros and scripts?

To be honest, after writing a list of all these questions, I even got a little confused myself, although I thought I had a good understanding of mouse settings. Therefore, I will write this guide, while simultaneously understanding all the incomprehensible points. At the end of the guide, I will try to give brief answers to the questions asked above. If you don't want to read the entire find, scroll through and find the answers at the end.
Also write in the comments what you think about the ideal mouse settings for Left 4 dead 2.

What makes up mouse sensitivity?

To begin with: there are two types of mice - “optical LED” and “optical laser” (except for old mice with a wheel). Optical LEDs are often called simply optical, as opposed to laser. Yes, we are used to the fact that lasers in games are red, so some people consider those mice whose sensor glows red to be lasers. In fact, on the contrary, these are LED mice. If you don’t see light from the sensor in your mouse, this does not mean that it is laser - maybe the light is just dim and visible only from one angle.

Somewhere they say that laser mice are more modern and accurate than LED mice. Somewhere they say exactly the opposite. One way or another, among modern top models there are both, and professional CS:GO players use both varieties (however, most often they are LED - they say that they are more accurate during fast movements).

An optical mouse (whether LED or laser) works on the following principle: Light from the LED or laser illuminates the surface area under the mouse, the reflected light passes through a magnifying lens and enters a miniature digital camera. The number of pixels in this camera on one side is only a few dozen.

The camera image is read thousands of times per second (the Logitech G502, for example, takes 12,000 pictures per second), and the mouse's microprocessor analyzes how that image shifts over time. For example, if the picture is moving to the left, then information should be sent to the computer that the mouse is moving to the right.

What is DPI?

DPI is not exactly mouse speed. DPI translates to “dots per inch”, or the number of dots per inch. DPI refers to the resolution of the mouse, which is the physical length on the mousepad that corresponds to one pixel on the sensor. For example, if one pixel in an image corresponds to a length of 4 micrometers, then one inch corresponds to 6350 pixels, and your mouse resolution is 6350 DPI. Please note that the DPI value does not say anything about how many pixels are in the sensor, nor about the quality of the sensor (the amount of noise in it), nor about the frequency of the sensor. But the higher the DPI, the faster the mouse speed on the screen.

Extremely high DPI values ​​are just a marketing ploy; the sensor may produce too much noise at such DPI values, which will lead to acceleration problems (see the section “Why is the mouse slow?”). In addition, manufacturers can resort to tricks and try to get 12,000 DPI from 3,000 DPI using computer interpolation, rather than reducing the size of the sensor - such an “improvement” is unlikely to affect the accuracy of mouse positioning.

In short, a 12000 DPI mouse may be less accurate than a 1000 DPI mouse. Conversely, mice with too low a DPI are susceptible to the same problem. At high speeds of mouse movement on the mousepad, movement is estimated incorrectly. See the section “Why is the mouse slow?” for more details.

Bottom line: too high DPI values ​​are usually just a marketing ploy. If your mouse has DPI that is adjustable (usually you need to install special software for this mouse), then it is better not to set the maximum DPI, but to choose the one at which the mouse will be most accurate. As a rule, it is 400 or 800 - there is not much difference in accuracy.

Once again, DPI also affects mouse speed, but the main purpose of adjusting it is to adjust the accuracy of the mouse. The speed can be adjusted using the in-game speed slider.

What is pointer speed in Windows?

If you open the mouse settings in Windows (look for them in the Control Panel), you will see a speed slider that can be set to one of 11 positions. Sixth is the default position. It is recommended not to change this parameter, because if you increase it, the mouse will skip some pixels, which makes it difficult to aim at the head.

However, you can force the game to ignore all mouse parameters specified by the operating system by entering the command “m_rawinput 1”. It is recommended to do just that. Then you can set Windows to a mouse speed that is comfortable for you, and this will not affect the game. CS:GO uses this setting by default, but in Left 4 Dead 2 you need to set it yourself. Open the console and enter the value of the variable: “m_rawinput 1”. The next time you start, you no longer need to enter the value; it is saved.

Increased accuracy of pointer installation - what is this?

Another Windows setting that reduces sensitivity at low speeds and increases sensitivity at high speeds. However, they say that at speeds greater than 1 m/s, the mouse begins to behave strangely. Anyway, I have not tested this, for a gamer this is an unnecessary and harmful setting, and it is ignored by the game when raw input is enabled (see above).

Sensitivity in game and on desktop.

Desktop mouse sensitivity.

Let's assume that we don't touch the pointer speed in the settings and leave it at the default value of 6/11. Then the speed of the mouse movement will be directly related to three things: mouse DPI, screen resolution and “pointer speed” in the settings. Since DPI is selected for accuracy reasons, and the resolution is fixed, you just have to adjust the pointer speed to a value that is comfortable for you.

Mouse sensitivity in game

The speed of mouse movement in the game (with raw input enabled) is set by two things:

1) your DPI
2) a slider in the settings, or a sensitivity variable (these are the same thing).

Simply put, these values ​​are multiplied. Since DPI is chosen for accuracy reasons, sensitivity is selected to set the optimal mouse speed.

In Left 4 Dead 2, unlike CS:GO, you cannot separately specify the mouse sensitivity when using an optical sight (there is a variable zoom_sensitivity_ratio, but its value is ignored by the game, i.e. it is reset when entering the game, like the value of many other launchers variables).

The question itself is not entirely correct, because sensitivity on the desktop is defined in pixels per unit path traveled by the mouse, but in the game sensitivity is defined in angular displacement per unit length.

However, you can make the movement of the crosshair over a distant object in the game resemble in speed the movement of the mouse on the desktop. Then visually the mouse sensitivity in the game and on the desktop will be the same.

If you move the mouse horizontally, the amount of displacement is determined by the number of “ticks” of the mouse. On the desktop, one tick equals one pixel offset when the pointer speed is set to 6/11. Otherwise, ticks * (mousespeed / 6) = pixels. In the game, one tick is equal to a displacement of 0.022 degrees (variables m_yaw, m_pitch) with a sensitivity of 1. Otherwise, ticks * sensitivity * 0.022 = degrees. On a desktop, the horizontal field of view in pixels is equal to the width of the screen. In the game, the horizontal field of view in degrees depends on the screen format, let it be equal to yaw degrees. These yaw degrees take up a number of pixels equal to the width of the screen, so (since the perspective in the game is not very distorted) pixels / degrees = width / yaw, or pixels * yaw = width * degrees. Substitute the degrees and pixels values: ticks * (mousespeed / 6) * yaw = width * ticks * sensitivity * 0.022. From here we get the formula:

sensitivity = (mousespeed / 6) * yaw / width / 0.022

yaw = 90 if the format is 4:3
yaw = 100 if the format is 16:10
yaw = 106 if the format is 16:9
mousespeed – speed in windows mouse settings (from 1 to 11, default 6)
width – screen width in pixels

For example, I have mousespeed=6, yaw=106, width=1920. Using the formula, we find that for the sensitivity to match on the desktop and in the game, the sensitivity should be equal to 2.51. I've been playing with this sensor for a long time. However, it is not at all necessary to set exactly this sense.

Why is the mouse slow? What is mouse acceleration and filter?

The first and main problem: with fast movement, the mouse sensor can greatly lie, and the sight will cover a distance 30 percent less than with slow movement, although physically the mouse has covered the same distance. This is what is called “acceleration”. More precisely, mouse acceleration is a solution, and the problem is scientifically called “resolution error versus speed”. It is connected with the very principle of operation of the sensor, with the presence of digital noise during its operation.

“When you move a mouse, there’s only one “right” direction for the sensor to read: the exact direction you’re moving. When the sensor picks up noise, that’s adding “counts” of movements in the wrong directions-little tiny movements upwards or downwards as you move the mouse sideways, for example. Adding those incorrect counts is changing the number of count you"ll have at the end. So if you travel full horizontal but your system is doing something like that, you will lose a part of the horizontal motion, because part of the horizontal motion will be reported vertically, so at the end, your trajectory will be shorter."

This problem is solved by a mouse parameter such as acceleration, or acceleration. CS:GO and Left 4 Dead 2 have acceleration settings that should only be activated when the mouse behaves incorrectly at high speeds. Try moving the mouse over the mat the same distance, first slowly, then quickly. If the crosshair displacement varies in the game, then you should activate acceleration. The m_customaccel variable is responsible for it; by default it is 0; to enable acceleration, set its value to 1. Three acceleration parameters: m_customaccel_exponent, m_customaccel_max, m_customaccel_scale. Details about how these parameters set acceleration are written here:

The game also has such a parameter as mouse filtering - it smoothes out its movements. If your goal is to shoot accurately, then I don't think you need it. The value of this parameter can be changed in the settings or through the console.

To set all the required settings, create a file " Left 4 Dead 2/left4dead2/cfg/autoexec.cfg" and enter the following lines into it:

m_rawinput 1
m_mousespeed 0
m_customaccel 0 // if the mouse embroidery works fine and you don't need acceleration
m_filter 0 //if you don't want to smooth out mouse movements
m_filter2 0 //I don’t know what this is, but it’s better to write it down
sensitivity 2.5 //here specify the speed you like

The autoexec.cfg file is executed whenever you enter the game. Read more about autoexec in my other tutorial:

There are other problems associated with the mouse. For example, indecently long mouse response time in the game. The problem is most likely due to the fact that you are using a wireless mouse. Such mice, especially cheap ones, have a long response time. If you cannot replace the mouse with a wired one, then try disabling raw input (“m_rawinput 0” in the console). I don't know why, but in my case it reduced the response time.

Another problem: at high speeds, moving the mouse takes 1/5 of a second, while the same movement on the screen for some reason takes up to 1/2 of a second. I encountered this problem on the Genius Netscroll 100 mouse. This is a low-end model; I have not noticed such a problem on higher-quality models. So just change the mouse or move it more slowly across the mousepad.

UPD: Although acceleration is usually used to ensure that the mouse sensitivity at high and low speeds is the same, some gamers, on the contrary, use acceleration to make the mouse more sensitive during fast movements.

The fact is that for accurate aiming, the sensitivity must be low, so a full turn of 180 degrees can take up to 20-30 cm of the mouse’s path along the mousepad. If you need to quickly turn around, this becomes a problem, so you turn on the acceleration - then when you quickly move the mouse, for example, 10 cm of mouse movement will be enough to turn 180 degrees.

Example configs of professional Quake players:
Cooller - WMO - 400dpi - 3.1sens - .25 accel - .016
Cypher - Abyssus - 450dpi - 4sens - .1 accel - .0185
DaHang - Kinzu - 800dpi - 2.3sens - .012 accel - .022
Av3k - Salmosa - 800dpi - 1.6sens - .1 accel - .016
Bodzo - WMO - 400dpi - 4sens - 0.1 accel - .018
Fazz - 3.0 - 400dpi - 4.256 sens - .2435 accel, .022
K1llsen - G9x - 3.45sens - .12 accel - .022
L1nkje - Xai - 400dpi - 4.08sens -.09 accel .018
Noctis - G1 - 800dpi - 1.65sens - .062 accel - .0185
Rapha - WMO - 400dpi - 5sens - 0.48 accel - .022
Stermy - 3.0 - 400dpi - 4.65sens - .022
Strenx - Kinzu - 800dpi - 1sens - .022

Here, the acceleration parameters differ from Left 4 Dead 2, at least in that they are from 2, not 3. That is, to convert these acceleration values ​​into Left 4 Dead 2, they will have to be recalculated.

Which sensitivity should I choose?

“In practice, almost all cyber assholes play at low sensitivity at 800 DPI, on a thick rag carpet and an expensive mouse, like a senheiser, for a couple of obliques, at least. Because the less sense, the easier it is to hit at medium and long distances, minimizing the jerking of the mouse, giving it smooth and accurate movement. There’s only one downside: up close you have to furiously twist the mouse in all directions.”

Senheiser mouse. You heard, right? I didn’t write this, but it’s well written about the features of low sensitivity.

Let me remind you once again that sensitivity is DPI*Sensitivity. The usual sensation is not always the best. Having reduced it by 2-4 times, you usually feel inconvenience, but then you start shooting better than before.

Many players who don't think much about shooting accuracy play at a very high sense. This is convenient because you don't have to make a lot of movements, but it will be difficult to aim accurately at a target, especially a moving or very small one. Some play at a moderately high sense. In this case, aiming with the hand is used - it is faster, but less accurate than aiming with the whole hand. Finally, those who put low sensitivity buy a large mat and aim with their whole hand at once.

Also see above about mouse acceleration.

3) LMB + RMB at the same time will allow you to turn a punch rock into a tank.
4) You can script an instant rotation of 90 or 180 degrees.

Answers on questions.

What is mouse DPI? How to set it up? How does it relate to the mouse speed slider in Windows?

Mouse DPI can only be adjusted if the mouse supports this function (special software is available). Then it is better to set the DPI in the region of 400-800, and adjust the mouse speed with a variable in the game. You should also enter the command m_rawinput 1. The speed slider in Windows will allow you to set a comfortable mouse speed on the desktop at a given DPI.

With a low sense, the amplitude of work of the arm muscles increases, and, accordingly, the accuracy of their work. This makes it easier to take headshots, but at close range you will need to make larger mouse movements. In Left 4 Dead 2, low sense is not as important as in CS.

How can I make the mouse sensitivity in the game the same as on the desktop?

See the formula at the end of the "Game and Desktop Sensitivity" section.

Why does the mouse slow down so much, and how to fix it?

The first option is that you have a wireless mouse, buy a wired one. The second option is that you are moving the mouse too fast, your mouse is not designed for such speed, move the mouse more slowly or adjust the acceleration.

How are DPI and mouse sensitivity related in a game?

They multiply. See the answer to the first question.

What is mouse acceleration and filter in the game, and "increased pointer sensitivity" in Windows? Should I turn them on or off?

Mouse filter – smoothes mouse movements. Acceleration – correcting mouse behavior at high speeds, see the section “Why does the mouse slow down?” If your mouse definitely obeys you, disable both functions. The increased sensitivity of setting the pointer in Windows does not affect the game if m_rawinput is set to 1, it is recommended to do so.

Is it possible to play normally without understanding all these parameters?

You can play quite well by knowing and adjusting only the “sensitivity” parameter. But if you have low sensitivity and a good mouse, then to get the most out of it, adjust the DPI and other parameters. Also see the section “What sensitivity should I choose?”.

What can you do with mouse macros and scripts?

See the relevant section.

On computers running the Windows operating system, the main control device is the mouse. The principle of its operation is based on registering movements and transmitting them to the operating system to synchronously move the pointer on the screen.

At the base of optical-mechanical mice there is a rolling unit based on a ball, the rotation of which is transmitted to the measuring system. The measured value and direction of the device's displacement is transmitted to the computer.

Optical mice, unlike optical-mechanical mice, do not roll over the surface, but glide over it, uniformly illuminating it with a beam of rays. The reflected rays are recorded by a sensitive element. The mouse seems to “see” the micro-irregularities of the surface and registers its displacement relative to them.

The mouse family also includes other devices, such as trackballs and touchpads. The trackball is stationary, and its motion sensor - the ball - is rotated by your fingers.

Trackballs, like mice, are optical-mechanical and optical.

A touchpad is a touchpad. To move the pointer, you just need to drag your finger across it. Typically, touchpads are used in portable computers - laptops.

Buttons are used to issue commands using the mouse. A standard mouse has only two buttons: the main one (usually the left one) and the special one (usually the right one). If the mouse has other controls - buttons, wheels, etc. - they should be considered additional and optional.

To configure the mouse and its analogues, use the Properties: Mouse dialog box. To open it, double-click the Mouse icon in the Control Panel window (Start - Control Panel).

The most important mouse settings are adjusting its sensitivity and setting the double-click of the main button. The selection of optimal settings depends on the characteristics of a particular model, as well as on the usual working style.

The sensitivity of the mouse determines the amount of displacement of the screen pointer per unit movement of the mouse. Check if you can move the pointer across the entire screen diagonally without lifting your wrist from the surface of the table, that is, moving only your fingers. If this exercise fails, it means that the sensitivity of the mouse leaves much to be desired and needs to be increased. The reverse operation - reducing sensitivity - may be required when people who are not fully accustomed to the system's reaction to their actions, for example small children, work with the computer.

Adjusting mouse sensitivity

1. Open the Mouse Properties dialog box: Start - Control Panel Mouse.
2. Click the Index Options tab.
3. Mouse sensitivity is set using the slider. Set the speed of the pointer in the Move panel. The further to the right the slider is, the more sensitive the mouse is, the further the pointer moves with a single movement of the device.
4. Here it is recommended to check the Enable increased pointer accuracy checkbox. With this setting, the pointer first moves slowly and then accelerates. This increases accuracy over short distances, which is important in application programs, such as graphic editors. In action computer games where the mouse is used to aim a weapon at a target, this setting may have a negative effect by reducing the player's reaction speed.

A double click is recognized by the time interval that elapses between two consecutive clicks of the main mouse button. If it is too small, two clicks are perceived and processed by the operating system as one normal click. If the interval is too large, the system perceives two different clicks. The time interval at which the system registers a double click has a certain tolerance and can be configured.

Setting up a double click

1. Open the Mouse Properties dialog box: Start - Control Panel - Mouse.
2. Double-click options are configured in the Double-click speed panel. The folder icon next to it is the scan area. If two consecutive clicks are perceived as a double click, then the state of the folder changes - it opens or closes.
3. The double-click interval is adjusted using the Speed ​​slider.

Modern mouse models have a wheel in addition to buttons. It is used for scrolling documents. If you are using such a mouse, a Wheel tab appears in the Mouse Properties dialog box. It will come in handy if the computer is often used for working with texts. By setting the scroll switch to the specified number of lines, you can set the number of document lines that correspond to turning the wheel one click. An alternative option is the Scroll one screen at a time toggle. In this case, turning the mouse wheel is equivalent to pressing the PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN key,

Recently, you can see more and more special models of manipulators. They are distinguished by an increased number of buttons, two wheels, or other unusual controls. Customization of these tools is provided by specialized drivers.

A computer mouse is no less important an information input device than a keyboard. Therefore, I recommend that you adjust the mouse sensitivity after each reinstallation of the operating system. This is not as complicated and lengthy a process as it might seem at first glance.

Mouse sensitivity refers to the speed at which the pointer moves. That is, we will need to find this parameter and configure it. To do this, we go to the “Control Panel”, install small icons and find the “Mouse” option.

The dialog box “ Properties: Mouse", in which you can adjust the speed of mouse keystrokes, edit the mouse wheel, etc. But the most important thing for us is to adjust the sensitivity of the mouse. To do this, go to the tab “ Pointer Options».

Next in this tab we find the section “ Moving" In it we have the opportunity to set the speed of movement of the mouse pointer (sensitivity). By moving the slider we change the speed and make it higher or lower.

I can’t give you any general recommendations, since mice from different manufacturers have different standard pointer speeds. And the human factor is no less important, because some people like to do everything quickly (or have it move quickly), and some like it the other way around. But usually I place this speed indicator strictly in the center - since these are the most optimal parameters.

After completing the settings, do not forget to click the " Apply».

Drivers
Some mice come with a driver disc. It must have a mouse sensitivity setting. If, when you bought a mouse, there was no disc included in its kit, then you don’t need it. Carry out the setup described below and everything will be fine.

Programs
Unfortunately, I could not find a program that could change the sensitivity of the mouse. Although I came across a variety of autoclickers, programs for changing the mouse cursor, etc. I even found a program that measures “mouse mileage.”

Games
Here it all depends on the game manufacturer. Some people add this option in the settings, while others skip it. Although, for example, for racing, mouse sensitivity is not important at all, and I have never seen a shooter without changing this parameter.

The mouse is one of the main devices for entering information into a computer and it is very important that it is convenient to use. And to do this, you need to correctly adjust the mouse sensitivity. Now we will talk about how to adjust mouse sensitivity in Windows 7 and Windows 10 operating systems.

In the Windows 7 and Windows 10 operating systems, mouse sensitivity is adjusted in the same way, namely through the “Control Panel”. Therefore, in order to change this parameter to suit your own requirements, you must first open the “Control Panel”. In Windows 7 this is done very simply, click on the “Start” button and select “Control Panel”.

In Windows 10, things are a little more complicated. Here you need to open the “Start” menu, enter “Control Panel” in the search and then select the application found.

You can also open the “Control Panel” in other ways, for example, you can run the “control” command. To do this, press the Windows-R key combination, enter the command “control” in the window that appears and press the enter key. This method of opening Control Panel works equally well in Windows 7 and Windows 10.

After opening the “Control Panel”, you need to go to the “Hardware and Sound” section.

And then to the “Mouse” subsection.

As a result, a window with mouse properties should appear in front of you. There are several tabs available here on which all the settings related to the mouse are concentrated. For example, on the first tab, called “Mouse Buttons,” you can change the button assignments, adjust the double-click speed, and enable sticky mouse.

To adjust mouse sensitivity, go to the “Pointer Options” tab and move the pointer to increase or decrease sensitivity. After that, move your mouse to check if this sensitivity suits you. Once the desired sensitivity has been selected, save the settings using the “Apply” button.

It should be noted that in Windows 10, in the “Options” menu, there is also a page with mouse settings (section “Devices - Mouse”). But there is no mouse sensitivity setting here yet. Here you can only select the main mouse button and adjust the scrolling speed.

Perhaps in future versions of Windows 10, developers will add this feature, but for now you can only change mouse sensitivity through the classic “Control Panel”.

Setting mouse sensitivity through drivers

Windows 7 and Windows 10 have a built-in mouse driver, which is sufficient to operate any similar device. But, for many expensive mice, manufacturers produce their own drivers, which can be downloaded from the official website and installed on your computer.

Installing a driver from the manufacturer opens up some additional options for the user. For example, you can use drivers to adjust mouse sensitivity. The screenshot below shows what the mouse sensitivity settings look like in Logitech drivers.

Here, to change the sensitivity, you just need to move the pointer to the right or left. Changes are applied automatically.