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How to turn off mouse acceleration in Windows 11 and 10

By Michael Steininger · Updated October 2026

Windows moves your pointer further when you move the mouse fast. The setting is called Enhance pointer precision, it's on by default, and it means the same hand movement lands in a different spot depending on how fast you made it.

Windows 11#

1. Open Settings → Bluetooth & devices → Mouse.
2. Click Additional mouse settings.
3. Open the Pointer Options tab.
4. Untick Enhance pointer precision and click OK.

Windows 10#

1. Open Settings → Devices → Mouse.
2. Click Additional mouse options.
3. Pointer Options tab → untick Enhance pointer precision → OK.

Shortcut for both: press Win + R, type main.cpl and press Enter.

What changes#

With the setting off, the pointer moves the same distance for the same hand movement, whether you move slowly or fast. That's what muscle memory needs. The pointer may feel slower at first; adjust the pointer speed slider or your mouse's DPI instead of turning acceleration back on.

Which games does it affect?#

Most competitive shooters, such as Valorant and Counter-Strike 2, read the mouse with raw input and skip Windows' acceleration anyway. Games without raw input, many older games, and everything on the desktop use it. Turning it off makes all of them behave the same.

Questions#