Mouse sensitivity

Question

Im looking for mouse sensitivity beign stable for different games without taking into acount the in game mouse sensitivity multiplier. Using windows 11 and logitech hub

There are 2 bars in windows 11; a 1-20 and 1-11 bar then i can set the dpi in logitech hub to 1500 but i still feel change when i move any of the other 2 bars in windows so i know they count as external multipliers to the dpi 1500 that i've set also i take into account that the middle point 10 and 6 are raw(multiply by 1).

All of this not taking into account that the sensitivity multipliers on windows work with the resolution so it translates from one screen to another. Not sure about this

Why are there 2 bars, how can i know my true dpi, what do each of them do exactly And why not just set your dpi without a external app and forget about all of the bars which are pretty inconsistent.

Answer 1

Hi JAVIER GRACIA NOGUERO,

Thank you for taking the time to look closely at how mouse sensitivity works in Windows 11.

As mentioned by Q&A Assist, Windows 11 shows mouse speed in two places:

• A 1–20 slider in the modern Settings app
• A 1–11 slider in the classic Control Panel

These two sliders control the same underlying setting. Windows keeps only one value internally, and the last slider you adjust is the one that applies. The neutral (1:1) setting is:

• 10 / 20 in Settings
• 6 / 11 in Control Panel
• At this position, Windows applies no additional scaling to the mouse input.

Mouse movement is processed in layers:

• Mouse DPI (Logitech G Hub) – the physical sensitivity of the mouse sensor
• Windows pointer speed – a linear multiplier
• Enhance pointer precision (optional) – adds acceleration
• Application or game input handling

Because these layers multiply together, changing any one of them can change how the mouse feels, even if DPI stays the same.

Please try this recommended setup for consistent behavior

Set this once and leave it unchanged:

1, Logitech G Hub

• Choose a single DPI value (for example, 800 or 1600)
• Remove extra DPI steps if possible

2, Windows 11

• Mouse pointer speed: 10 / 20 (or 6 / 11)
• Turn Enhance pointer precision Off

3, In games

• Enable Raw Input when available

This setup provides predictable, linear mouse movement and works well across most games and applications.

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Answer 2

Windows exposes multiple layers that all multiply together, which is why changing any of them changes how the mouse feels even if DPI in Logitech G Hub is fixed.

1. Why there are “two bars” in Windows 11

In Windows 11 mouse settings there are mainly two relevant controls:

1. Mouse pointer speed slider (1–20)
2. Enhance pointer precision (EPP), which turns Windows pointer acceleration (ballistics) on or off

The 1–11 scale seen in many guides is the older representation of the same pointer speed setting; internally Windows uses a small set of discrete multipliers. The “middle” value (commonly referred to as 6/11 in older UIs) is the neutral point where Windows applies a 1.0 multiplier to raw counts (with EPP off).

So effectively:

• Logitech G Hub DPI = hardware counts per inch from the mouse sensor
• Windows pointer speed slider = OS multiplier on those counts
• Enhance pointer precision = non‑linear acceleration curve on top of that

Games may then apply their own sensitivity multiplier and may or may not use raw input.

2. What each layer does and how to get “true” DPI

“True DPI” in this context means: how many on‑screen pixels the pointer moves per inch of physical mouse movement, after all multipliers.

Conceptually:

Effective sensitivity = Mouse DPI (G Hub) × Windows pointer speed multiplier × (pointer acceleration curve, if EPP on) × Game sensitivity

Details from the platform behavior:

• High‑definition mice report high‑resolution raw data (800+ DPI) through the HID stack.
• WM_MOUSEMOVE messages are scaled to screen pixels and have Windows pointer acceleration and speed applied; they are limited by screen resolution and do not expose full high‑DPI precision.
• WM_INPUT (raw input) delivers unscaled, unaccelerated counts directly from the HID stack, preserving full DPI precision.

From this:

• If a game uses WM_MOUSEMOVE, it is affected by Windows pointer speed and EPP.
• If a game uses WM_INPUT (raw input), it bypasses Windows pointer speed and EPP and sees only the hardware DPI and the game’s own sensitivity.

Therefore, “true DPI” for raw‑input games is simply the DPI set in Logitech G Hub. For non‑raw‑input apps, “true DPI” is DPI × Windows pointer speed multiplier (and acceleration if enabled).

3. Why changing Windows sliders still changes feel

Because many games and desktop apps do not use raw input; they rely on WM_MOUSEMOVE. As documented:

• WM_MOUSEMOVE applies pointer acceleration and is limited to screen resolution.
• WM_INPUT is raw and unfiltered.

So when a game does not explicitly use raw input, Windows pointer speed and EPP absolutely matter, and changing those sliders changes the effective sensitivity even though the mouse DPI is fixed.

4. How to get stable sensitivity across games

To make sensitivity as consistent as possible across different titles:

1. Fix hardware DPI in Logitech G Hub
   • Choose one DPI value (for example, 800, 1200, or 1600) and disable DPI cycling or extra stages.
2. Normalize Windows settings
   • Set Mouse pointer speed to the neutral middle value (the classic “6/11” equivalent).
   • Turn Enhance pointer precision Off to remove OS acceleration.
   • This makes Windows act as a 1.0 multiplier for apps that do not use raw input.
3. Prefer games that support raw input
   • In each game, enable options like “Raw Input,” “Raw Mouse Input,” or “Direct Input from mouse.”
   • Then tune only the in‑game sensitivity slider; Windows settings no longer affect these games.
4. For games without raw input
   • They will still be affected by Windows pointer speed and EPP.
   • With pointer speed at neutral and EPP off, at least the scaling is linear and consistent; adjust only the in‑game sensitivity to match feel.
5. Why not just set DPI in Windows and ignore vendor software

Windows does not control the physical DPI of the mouse sensor. It only scales the counts it receives. Logitech G Hub (or similar vendor software) configures the device firmware to report a specific DPI. That is the base resolution; Windows then optionally scales it.

So:

• Vendor software: sets actual sensor DPI.
• Windows: multiplies or accelerates the counts it receives.

To avoid “inconsistent bars,” the most stable approach is:

• Configure DPI once in Logitech G Hub.
• Set Windows pointer speed to neutral and disable Enhance pointer precision.
• Use per‑game sensitivity (and raw input where available) to match feel.

This aligns with the platform guidance that WM_INPUT (raw input) is the best method to receive high‑definition mouse data, while WM_MOUSEMOVE (affected by Windows sliders) is better only for typical pointer control.

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References:

• Taking Advantage of High-Definition Mouse Movement
• Change mouse settings