Windows 10: Why does my Mouse and Keyboard have delay unless I have some form of audio playing?

So my mouse will skip and jump across my monitor and my keyboard won't read all my inputs. However if I have music playing or a video going all of those issues go away. It's a very odd problem and I can't think of a fix to it I already made sure everything was up to date and restarted my PC however the issue remains unless I have some form of audio playing. I just can't make sense of it and it's frustrating me.

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mouse delays

Hi Peter,

It is possible that you're experiencing mouse lag after update due to corrupted/outdated drivers or compatibility issue.

To troubleshoot your issue, I suggest that you follow these options:

Option 1: I suggest that you follow the steps in this
article on how to troubleshoot your mouse, touchpad, and keyboard problems in Windows.

Option 2: Enable / Disable Scroll Inactive Windows:

• Navigate to Settings > Devices > Mouse & Touchpad.
• Now locate the Scroll Inactive Windows option and disable / enable it.
• Try disabling and enabling this option a few times and check if the issue is resolved.

Option 3: Change Palm Check Threshold:

• Go to Mouse & Touchpad settings.
  
• Click Additional Mouse Options.
• Next choose TouchPad Tab.
• Click on Settings and go to Advanced Tab.
• Locate the Palm Check Threshold and move it all the way to the left.

Option 4: Set the touchpad to No Delay

To do this navigate to Mouse & Touchpad settings like we explained in the previous steps. Now find the
Touchpad section and set the delay before clicks to No delay (always on).

Option 5: Change your mouse frequency

Sometimes mouse lag problems can be related to its frequency. This issue usually affects wireless mice, and if your mouse is lagging, you might be able to solve the problem by adjusting its frequency.

To do that, open your mouse configuration software and change its frequency from 500 to 250Hz. After doing that, your mouse will start working normally.

Option 6: Disable Fast Startup:

• Press Windows Key + S and enter control panel. Choose Control Panel from the list.
• When Control Panel opens, select Power Options.
• Now click on Choose what the power button does.
• Click on Change settings that are currently unavailable.
• Uncheck Turn on fast startup (recommended) and click on
  Save changes.
• After disabling Fast Startup, the issue should be resolved and your mouse will start working again.

Option 7: Change your Clickpad settings:

• Navigate to Mouse section in Control Panel.
• Go to Clickpad settings. Navigate to Advanced > Smart Sense and set
  Filter to 0.

Option 8: Roll back your drivers:

• Open Win + X menu by pressing Windows Key + X. Now select
  Device Manager from the list.
• When Device Manager opens, locate your mouse or Realtek audio driver and double click it.
• Go to Driver tab and click on Roll Back Driver button if available. If
  Roll Back Driver button is grayed out, this solution doesn’t apply to you.

Option 9: Change Power management options:

• Go to Device Manager and double click USB Hub device to open its properties.
• When Properties window opens, go to Power Management tab and uncheck
  Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power. Click
  OK to save changes.
• Keep in mind that you need to repeat these steps for all USB Hub devices on your PC. After making the necessary changes, the issues with your mouse will be resolved.

Option 10: I suggest that you follow the steps shared by Jackson Chris on this
thread.

Keep us posted if you need additional help.

 

Delay audio for specific device

My personal opinion is that adding a delay to the computer audio is not a precise
solution, for two reasons :

• There is no way that you can measure exactly the required delay
  
• Such a delay will be confusing for everyday work with the computer.
  

I suggest instead using a software product that specializes in mixing audio
and can solve the delay problem without introducing new problems.

An example product is the free
VB-Audio VoiceMeeter Banana.

The
VoiceMeeter Banana User Manual
describes how to add an action via MACRO Buttons (page 29):

One of the programmable actions does a delay on the strip numbered i :





I have no experience with the product, but I believe that you could use
this feature to introduce an audio delay.

 

Unresponsive Mouse and Keyboard in Windows 10

Hi,

One reason why your mouse and keyboard is not working is because of an outdated driver. We suggest that you update the mouse and keyboard driver by following the steps below:

• Pres Windows+X key on your keyboard.
• Select Device Manager.
• Locate the mouse and keyboard drivers, right click, then click on Update.

If you need further assistance, don't hesitate to reach out.