ELDEN RING – Keyboard & Mouse not working – Issue Fix

by Falagar / Game Guides, General Guides / 01 Oct 2021

Forget dying to Malenia, the real shame in Elden Ring is dying because your keyboard and mouse decided to take a nap. Let’s wake them up!

Keyboard/Mouse not working

RUN THE GAME AS AN ADMINISTRATOR

Make sure that you use “Run as Administrator” to install and to start the game (right-click on the shortcut or setup file and select “Run as Administrator”).

PLEASE DISABLE ADDITIONAL INPUT DEVICES

Disconnect all input devices (controllers, graphics tablets, etc.) with the exception of the keyboard and mouse. If you are using x360CE, vJoy, or any other virtual input devices, then please disconnect/disable them as well.

DISABLE MOUSE ACCELERATION

Try disabling the Enhance pointer precision option. To do this, please follow these steps:

Windows 10:

Press WinKey+R, and in the Run window type:

control

After that, press OK, and navigate to Mouse -> Pointer Options, then make sure that Enhance pointer precision is unchecked, and click OK.

Windows 8.1, 7:

Start -> Control Panel -> Mouse -> Pointer Options, then make sure that Enhance pointer precision is unchecked, and click OK.

DISABLE TOUCHSCREEN

If you’re using a tablet PC, please connect a separate keyboard and mouse. Then, just to rule out any touchscreen interference, could you temporarily disable the touchscreen? Sometimes touch input can accidentally cause issues with keyboard and mouse controls in games.

RUN THE GAME IN CLEAN BOOT MODE:

To check if other programs are causing issues with the game, please try running it in “clean boot mode.” This starts Windows with only essential services. You can find instructions on how to do that here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Make sure to use an account with Administrator privileges.

Fix: Disable Overlays

A user has reported a workaround that might help: disabling Steam and Discord overlays. It’s unusual, but worth trying.

To disable overlays:

Steam Overlay: Steam Library -> Right-click game -> Properties -> General tab -> Uncheck “Enable Steam Overlay while in-game.”

Discord Overlay: Disable in Discord settings (usually under “Overlay” or “Game Overlay”).

Also try: Switching to Windowed mode in the game’s graphics settings.

This is a somewhat unexpected fix, especially if you haven’t had this issue before. Please test this and let us know if it resolves the problem.

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Falagar

He is the founder and editor of Magic Game World. He loved gaming from the moment he got a PlayStation 1 with Gran Turismo on his 7th birthday.
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