Mouse & Keyboard Not Working in Stray? How to Fix Your Mouse & Keyboard Problems

by Falagar / Game Guides, General Guides / 10 Jan 2022

Follow the steps below if your keyboard and mouse are not working in Stray.

PLEASE RUN THE GAME AS AN ADMINISTRATOR

Please 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

Please 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.

PLEASE DISABLE TOUCHSCREEN

If you are working on a tablet PC, please make sure to connect the keyboard and mouse and temporarily disable the touchscreen.

PLEASE RUN THE GAME IN CLEAN BOOT MODE:

Please make sure that no third-party applications are interfering with the game. Please try to install and run the game in “clean boot mode”. Instructions on how to do that can be found here:

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

Make sure to use an account with Administrator privileges.

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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