Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Wireless mouse suddenly starts moving on its own

I have a Windows 8.1 laptop, but at home I use it with an external monitor and wireless keyboard and mouse. One day I got home and plugged the usb receiver of the keyboard and mouse into the laptop and started using it.

But anytime I used the mouse the cursor started moving left on its own. Very annoying. After digging a bit and trying solutions which recommended upgrading driver software and such which did not help, an article mentioned interference.

And lo and behold, some cables got twisted, got near the usb receiver and when I straightened them and moved them away from the usb receiver of the mouse, the problem went away.

So look out for interference from some cables if you use a wireless mouse and/or keyboard.

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