About Mouse Acceleration Checker
### The Silent Killer of Muscle Memory Mouse acceleration is a "feature" where your cursor moves farther depending on how *fast* you move the mouse, not just how *far*. While this is useful for small office trackpads, it is disastrous for gaming. In a First-Person Shooter, you want 1:1 raw input—moving your mouse 5cm right should always turn your character 90 degrees, whether you move that 5cm in 0.1 seconds or 1 second.
Our Mouse Acceleration Checker helps you perform a physical diagnostic test to see if Windows "Enhance Pointer Precision" or a hidden driver setting is sabotaging your aim.
### How to Detect Acceleration (The Swipe Test) 1. **Setup**: Clear a wide space on your mousepad. Place your mouse against a physical object (like the edge of your keyboard) to mark the start point. 2. **Aim**: Place your in-game crosshair (or the tool's cursor) on a specific target. 3. **Slow Move**: Move the mouse slowly to the right until you hit the edge of your mousepad. Note where the cursor ends. 4. **Fast Return**: Quickly flick the mouse back to the left, hitting the keyboard edge (the start point). 5. **Evaluate**: * **No Accel**: The cursor returns exactly to the target. * **Positive Accel**: The cursor overshoots (moves too far) because you moved fast. * **Negative Accel**: The cursor undershoots (stops short) because the sensor malfunctioned (spun out).
### How to Disable Acceleration Permanently * **Windows Settings**: Go to Start > Mouse Settings > Additional Mouse Options > Pointer Options. Uncheck **"Enhance Pointer Precision"**. This is the #1 culprit. * **Mouse Software**: Check Razer Synapse, Logitech G Hub, or SteelSeries GG. Ensure "Acceleration" is set to 0. * **In-Game**: Always enable **"Raw Input"** in games like CS2, Valorant, and Overwatch. This forces the game to ignore Windows settings.
### Advanced: The "MarkC Mouse Fix" For older games (like CS 1.6 or Quake Live) that don't support Raw Input, you may need a registry edit known as the "MarkC Mouse Fix" to completely remove the Windows acceleration curve. Modern games generally don't need this, but it's a good safety measure for retro gamers.