
Of late, we have heard issues with the USB 3.0 port due to driver incompatibility. If you have connected your mouse to a USB 3.0 port, I suggest you connect it to a USB 2.0 port for better compatibility, no matter if you are using a wired or wireless mouse. I have had many issues with the mouse being unresponsive in Windows, but switching to a different port has been a reliable solution for me in the past. If none of these solutions work, your keyboard is probably damaged so you can replace it. Right click on 'HID-compliant mouse' and select 'Uninstall device'. Restart your computer and see if after this your keyboard works. Click on the arrow beside 'Mice and other pointing devices' to expand it 4. Have you tried connecting the mouse to a different USB port? Click on Start and search for 'Device Manager' > open it. If you are using an external mouse on your Windows 11 laptop or desktop PC and the mouse is not working, you should begin with the most common fix. Connect the Mouse to a Different Port (External Mouse) Disable ‘Enhance Pointer Precision’ (Laggy Mouse and Touchpad)ġ.

Uninstall USB Controllers’ Drivers (External Mouse).



And don’t worry: it will not delete any drivers currently. Select Search automatically for updated driver software. On Windows 8, move the mouse into the upper right hand corner of the screen and then click on the Search icon (magnifying glass). To prune drivers, click the Select Old Driver (s) button at the top right, then click Delete Driver (s). Select a category to see names of devices, then right-click (or press and hold) the one you’d like to update. In the search box on the taskbar, enter device manager, then select Device Manager. You probably already have the most recent drivers, but if you'd like to manually update or reinstall a driver, here's how: Before you beginĭriver updates for Windows, along with many devices, such as network adapters, monitors, printers, and video cards, are automatically downloaded and installed through Windows Update. If you are having problems with Windows Update, you might see if any of the links at Update Windows can help you out first. Note: The best and safest way to get driver updates in Windows is always through Windows Update.
