FPS drop when moving mouse

Question

I'm running Microsoft Flight Simulator X, and whenever I move the mouse on the screen while flying, my performance will drop by around 10 FPS. Once the mouse cursor disappears, the performance returns to normal. I'm sure this isn't tied to FSX because this has happened in several other games. The kind of mouse I have is a Razer Death Adder.

If anyone knows what causes this and what I can do to fix it, that would be great.

Thanks

Answer 1

I tried the clean boot as well as looked at the event viewer, and didn't see anything related to FSX. Or any red X's or yellow exclamation points which would indicate something is wrong. Performance still drops when I move the mouse.

Answer 2

Hi,

What is the make and model of the computer?

I would suggest you to update the display adapter to the latest by visiting computer Manufacturer website and check the results.

Hope this information helps.

Answer 3

I bought the cheapest mouse I can find a few days ago, and unfortunately it had the same issue.

Answer 4

Hi,

Thank you for replying.

Have you checked the issue using a different mouse?

I would suggest you to check the status of the issue using a different mouse to see if there is any problem with the current mouse that you are using.

Hope this information helps.

Answer 5

Hi,

This issue normally occurs when there is any third party program conflicts. Let's analyze and identify the cause of the issue.

Clean boot

Place the computer in clean boot and check for the issue.

How to perform a clean boot to troubleshoot a problem in Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Note: Once you are done with clean boot, please follow the section ‘How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot’ under ‘more information’ in the article to put your computer back to normal startup.

Check for the exact error message in Event Viewer.

Event Viewer is a tool that displays detailed information about significant events (for example, programs that don't start as expected or updates that are downloaded automatically) on your computer. Event Viewer can be helpful when troubleshooting problems and errors with Windows and other programs.

For more information, see:

What information appears in event logs (Event Viewer)?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/What-information-appears-in-event-logs-Event-Viewer

Refer this link to Open the Event Viewer:

Open Event Viewer

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Open-Event-Viewer

Hope this information helps. Reply with the status so that we could help you further.