Enhance Pointer Precision: What It Is & How to Turn It Off

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Improve your gameplay and aim by disabling this Windows mouse feature
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If you play a lot of first-person shooter games (FPS) and you struggle to hit your shots, you may have the "Enhance Pointer Precision" feature enabled. To stop your mouse sensitivity from changing inconsistently, you'll need to turn this feature off. Here's what Enhance Pointer Precision is and how to disable it on Windows 10 and 11.

What is Enhance Pointer Precision?

Enhance Pointer Precision changes your mouse sensitivity depending on how fast you move your mouse, which makes it harder to rely on muscle memory to land accurate shots. If you're gaming, consider disabling this feature.

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Should I enable Enhance Pointer Precision?

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    This feature may only be helpful when you're doing office work or surfing the web. When playing a first-person shooter game such as Fortnite or Call of Duty , this setting can affect your mouse sensitivity (the speed your cursor moves).
    • Enhance Point Precision works by increasing your mouse sensitivity when your mouse moves at a certain speed. This variation of mouse sensitivity makes it harder to build muscle memory with your hand movements.
    • Disabling this feature allows you to rely on consistent movements, and as you practice, you should find yourself landing shots more frequently.
    • Some games, such as Overwatch, may have this feature automatically disabled.
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Disabling Enhance Pointer Precision

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    This is under the Motion header and pointer speed slider .
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    The new settings will be saved.
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