Mouse Freezes after a few hours using it

Mouse Freezes after a few hours using it

Hi Alexa,

1. Making sure that the mouse is inserted properly is the first thing to check. Wiggle the mouse connector to see if it’s a lose port. If you’re using a PS2 port mouse, substitute it with a USB mouse, and if you are using a USB mouse, try plugging it into another USB port to see if it works on another port. Reboot the PC during each change.
2. If using a wireless mouse, try replacing the batteries. I often encounter that on mine when the batteries are toward the end of their life.
3. You mentioned that the mouse freeze occurs after a few hours. Could it be a memory problem on your end? Windows has a bad habit of using up large amounts of memory over time. Try increasing memory size by adding additional memory modules. Then test the mouse over again.
4. You’ve said that you tested the mouse on another computer and it was working fine. Now it’s time to think about the software as a potential cause of the problem.

1. Having concluded that nothing is wrong on the hardware side, mouse checks fine, ports are OK, connectors good, it’s time to list down all the possible choices on the software side of the issue.
2. Checking for any device that conflicts with your mouse is a place to begin with. Go to your Device Manager settings and confirm that there are no such conflicts existing on your system. Remove conflicts if you find any by deleting or uninstalling those, and then rebooting the computer.
3. A virus infection could cause the mouse to freeze in some cases. Using your antivirus application, do a scan and check for possible infections on your computer. Remove them to restore your system.
4. Play around with your mouse settings which is located on your “Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Mouse” Look over the Mouse Properties by selecting “Pointer Options”. Check and uncheck “Enhance Pointer Precision” to see which one works best. Move the slider setting on “Select a pointer speed” one notch at a time to see if it has any effect on the freezing. Do the same for “Display Pointer trails” setting. Check and observe each time if the settings you’ve changed did the trick for you.
5. Go to “Power Options”, go to “Change Plan Settings”, click on “Change advanced power settings > USB Settings” and disable “USB selective suspend setting”. As an addition, try switching over to “High Performance” on the Power Plan settings. Reboot to test.
6. Try to uninstall all your Universal Serial Bus controllers, reboot, and have windows automatically reinstall all the USB controller drivers for you.
7. As mentioned on the hardware phase of the troubleshooting, do you have enough memory to sustain multi-tasking and running of several applications simultaneously? If you don’t, and a memory upgrade is far from your mind, try the application CleanMem Monitor by PCWinTech. It automatically reduces memory usage on a regular basis if your running applications use up a lot of memory in a span of several hours. Another alternative is KoshyJohn’s Memory Cleaner which is similar in form and function. Both are reliable and free to use.
8. Increase Virtual Memory on your system by going to “System Properties>Advanced”, then Performance settings > Advanced. Click to change Paging File size to a higher value. Experiment with the settings. An additional performance increase is also noted when you move the paging file over to a second partition. It reduces thrashing on you main drive as a result.