Howtogeek shows you how to fix mouse lag in PC Games on Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1 allows Windows to work better on high-DPI displays. As part of this, the way Windows deals with mice has changed. Games that dont read raw mouse data may end up with laggy, freezing, or stuttering mouse movement. This problem seems to primarily affect users with high-DPI or high-polling rate mice in other words, gaming mice. Microsoft has only released a partial fix, but theres a way to fix this problem in any affected game. Install Microsofts Patch Microsoft provides a patch that introduces a new compatibility option to fix this problem. As part of the patch, the compatibility option is applied to a variety of popular games, including games from the Call of Duty series, Counter Strike series, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Hitman Absolution, Half-Life 2, Metro 2033, Portal, and Tomb Raider

  How to Fix Mouse Lag in PC Games on Windows 8.1