Solved Mouse goes off right hand side of screen

rowanbradley

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I have Windows 8.1 installed on a new PC. I am finding that when the mouse pointer goes off the right hand side of the screen, I have to move the mouse back quite a long way before the pointer reappears on screen. It's like it thinks the screen is bigger than it is, but this can't be it, because otherwise surely it would display with parts of windows cut off at the right hand side when I do Full, wouldn't it? This is not the way the mouse behaves when I go off the other edges of the screen. In those cases the pointer disappears (at least, it does on the bottom edge), but I only have to move the mouse back fractionally for the pointer to reappear. This is how it has always worked in the past. But why this strange behaviour on the right hand edge of the screen? How do I fix it?

Thanks - Rowan
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Ultrabook Twist
    CPU
    Intel Core i7
    Memory
    8GB
    Browser
    IE11
Hi,
Am sorry but you confused me a bit, could you send a screenshot to make it more clear?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel Core i7
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce GTX 680
    Sound Card
    idfk
    Screen Resolution
    15' 1080p display
    Internet Speed
    70Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome Canary
    Antivirus
    AVAST Premiere 2015
I don't think a screenshot will do much good, because it will show either nothing (i.e. the normal contents of the screen with no mouse pointer), or the screen with a mouse pointer. The problem is that if I move the mouse so the pointer is on the right hand edge of the screen, and then move the mouse a further two inches to the right, I would expect that when I move the mouse 0.1 inches to the left, the mouse pointer reappears, and moves 0.1 inches to the left of the right hand screen edge. It does not. I have to move the mouse two inches back left (I haven't measured this) before the mouse pointer reappears.

Does that explain my problem?

Thanks - Rowan
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Ultrabook Twist
    CPU
    Intel Core i7
    Memory
    8GB
    Browser
    IE11
Are you using a USB mouse? Maybe try taking it off and using the trackpad if you are on a laptop, if not maybe try another mouse cause this seems like a mouse driver issue.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel Core i7
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce GTX 680
    Sound Card
    idfk
    Screen Resolution
    15' 1080p display
    Internet Speed
    70Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome Canary
    Antivirus
    AVAST Premiere 2015
Thanks for your reply. I was using a USB mouse. This is on a desktop PC. I have now connected a different keyboard with a built in track pad (also USB), and the problem is the same. I can move the mouse pointer a long way off the right hand side of the screen (using the track pad), and it then takes a lot of mouse movement to bring the mouse pointer back onto the screen Does each USB mouse have a different driver? I would have thought they were all the same, but that's is just a guess, no real knowledge. In any case, this does not seem to be the problem.

Any other ideas on what I can do to fix this annoying feature?

Thanks - Rowan
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Ultrabook Twist
    CPU
    Intel Core i7
    Memory
    8GB
    Browser
    IE11
Is your system set to more than one display/monitor?
Right click on the desk top and select display settings.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64 with Media Center, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom System
    CPU
    INTEL Xeon E5-2670 LGA 2011
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA X79 UD5 v1.0 F13s
    Memory
    64GB (8 X 8 GB) G-Skill Ripjaws Z DDR3 2133 Quad Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3 GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek Onboard ALC898
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung S27E310
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 PRO 256 GB SSD
    1 x 6TB WD 6003FZBX SATA
    13 x 3TB WD 30EFRX SATA
    PSU
    Seasonic X-1050
    Case
    Thermaltake Armor+
    Cooling
    INTEL BXRTS2011LC Liquid-cooled
    Keyboard
    Logitech G510s
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Explorer Mouse
    Internet Speed
    7.0 Mb/s
    Browser
    IE 11, Chrome
    Antivirus
    ESET NOD32 11.1, Malwarebytes Pro 3.5.1
    Other Info
    ASUS RT-AC68U router
Thank you very much. This was the problem. I had two cables (one HDMI, one DVI) connecting to my monitor so it thought I had two monitors attached, even though there was in fact only one. On removing one of the cables it stopped this behaviour. Thank you very much for helping me solve this stupid problem.

Thanks - Rowan
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Ultrabook Twist
    CPU
    Intel Core i7
    Memory
    8GB
    Browser
    IE11
You're welcome. I have had some experience with this issue. Lol

Paul
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64 with Media Center, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom System
    CPU
    INTEL Xeon E5-2670 LGA 2011
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA X79 UD5 v1.0 F13s
    Memory
    64GB (8 X 8 GB) G-Skill Ripjaws Z DDR3 2133 Quad Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3 GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek Onboard ALC898
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung S27E310
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 PRO 256 GB SSD
    1 x 6TB WD 6003FZBX SATA
    13 x 3TB WD 30EFRX SATA
    PSU
    Seasonic X-1050
    Case
    Thermaltake Armor+
    Cooling
    INTEL BXRTS2011LC Liquid-cooled
    Keyboard
    Logitech G510s
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Explorer Mouse
    Internet Speed
    7.0 Mb/s
    Browser
    IE 11, Chrome
    Antivirus
    ESET NOD32 11.1, Malwarebytes Pro 3.5.1
    Other Info
    ASUS RT-AC68U router
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