After a long journey of more than 35 years of establishment and development, up to now, Windows has become the most popular operating system in the world, used in all fields from economy, education to entertainment.

And in recent years, Microsoft is still constantly researching, developing and integrating the latest and most useful features into their new operating systems (Windows 10, Windows 11 .)

But too much of anything is not good, and the fact that not all features are useful and suitable for all users is even annoying during use.

One of the most counterproductive features is the 'Enhance Pointer Precision' – its main effect is to increase the accuracy of the mouse pointer.

But why is it so useful that we still have to turn it off and how to turn it off? Please find out the detailed answer through the article below!

#first. What is Enhance Pointer Precision?

Surely when choosing to buy a computer mouse to use, it is through advertising banners, or listening to sales staff advise that ABC's mouse is equipped with a new generation XYZ reading eye, high sensitivity up to 6000, 7000 DPI or infinity DPI, right?

On the occasion of this article, I also explain to you, what is DPI?

DPI stands for 'Dots per linear inch' or 'Dots per inch', which is the resolution of the mouse's eye reading, indicating the sensitivity of that mouse when you manipulate it and it is a factor that determines the distance of the mouse. The mouse pointer moves on the computer screen when you move the mouse on the tabletop.

Even easier to understand, the higher the DPI, the faster and more responsive the mouse is.

So when choosing to buy a mouse to use, to play games, you should not listen to ads but go buy some super high DPI mice, because in fact you never use that much, those numbers are The purpose is to Marketing, promoting the product is the main thing.

As an example, I have been using a Logitech G Pro mouse for about 2 years now, G PRO is a mouse model created for gaming purposes and trusted by many professional gamers.

Nó hỗ trợ mức DPI tối đa lên tới 16.000 DPI nhưng nhìn hình dưới bạn sẽ hiểu, mình chỉ dùng DPI ở 800 trên màn hình có độ phân giải Full HD, và đa số game thủ cũng chỉ dùng từ mức 600-1600 DPI mà thôi.

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Quay trở lại vấn đề, nếu dịch ra thì Enhance Pointer Precision nghĩa là 'cải thiện độ chính xác của con trỏ chuột' và trên thực tế, tên của nó mới chỉ chứa có một phần công dụng.

Enhance Pointer Precision là một tính năng giúp tăng hoặc giảm tốc độ của con trỏ chuột vào tốc độ di chuột thực tế của bạn.

Khi được kích hoạt, Windows sẽ theo dõi và tính toán rồi đưa ra điều chỉnh DPI cho phù hợp nhất.

Khi bạn di chuột nhanh, Windows sẽ tự động tăng DPI lên, quãng đường con trỏ di chuyển sẽ dài hơn và ngược lại, khi bạn di chuột chậm, DPI bị giảm và con trỏ di chuyển một khoảng ngắn hơn so với khoảng cách con chuột di chuyển trên bạn.

Theoretically yes, but when used in practice it is completely different, this feature does not always work as we expect.

When Enhance Pointer Precision is enabled, the mouse pointer's moving distance is not only determined by how far you move the mouse on the table, but also how fast and slow you move the mouse.

In other words, this feature will reduce pointer accuracy in some cases.

The most typical example is when playing games, when competing professionally in subjects that need absolute accuracy like FPS, where even a small deviation in the distance of the mouse can cause you to receive losses. unfortunate defeat.

Speaking of which, most of you probably already understand the problem and know if you should turn off this feature or not.

Personally, as a FPS gamer a lot, I need high accuracy, so I won't have the need to use this Enhance Pointer Precision.

#2. How to turn off Enhance Pointer Precision on Windows computers

Enough rambling, now I will guide you in detail for those who want to turn off the Enhance Pointer Precision feature on Windows 10. Windows 11 or other operating systems, please do the same.

Doing:

+ Step 1: First, quickly access the system settings of Windows 10/11 by using the Windows + I key combination => then select the Devices section.

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+ Step 2: In the settings of the devices used, switch to Mouse => then click the Additional mouse options line on the right side of the window to open advanced settings for the mouse.

Said to be advanced, but actually this is the old mouse settings in Control Panel that we often use on Windows 7. Previously, to adjust mouse speed and things, you had to go to this advanced setting, now now was able to edit right here, very convenient.

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In addition, you can also open the Mouse Properties window faster by pressing the Windows + R key combination to open the Run dialog box => type main.cpl => then click OK.

+ Step 3: This Mouse Properties window is the place to provide you with more in-depth mouse settings on Windows, but for Gaming mice, you should use its own software such as Logitech G Hub, Razer Synapse, . to customize is better.

=> Then, when you can open this setting window, switch to the Pointer Options tab to continue.

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+ Step 4: Now you can easily see the Enhance Pointer Precision line in the Motion section, where previously used to adjust mouse speed and now you can still use it, no problem at all.

This feature is enabled by default by Windows 10 / Windows 11, to turn off you just need to remove the checkmark next to => and click OK to finish. When you need to use it again, go here and re-check this line.

Besides, we also have quite a lot of useful features such as hiding the mouse pointer when editing, displaying the cursor position when clicking the mouse, which you can click here to turn on and use.

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#3. Epilogue

Yes, so through this article I believe you have a better understanding of the Enhance Pointer Precision feature, as well as how to turn off the Enhance Pointer Precision feature on Windows computers, right?

The first time using the mouse without the support of Enhance Pointer Precision, you will feel that the mouse is not standard and you have to drag the mouse longer distance to reach the same point than before, but gradually you will get used to it.

Personally, I find this to be a pretty useful feature on the Windows operating system, but its counterproductive potential is also very high. Especially those who play games that need high accuracy like me.

If you are a general user, not too tryhard when playing games, you do not need to care about this feature. Hope this article will be useful to you. Good luck !

David Pac

Update 06 May 2022