Persona 5 Royal – Fix: Mouse and Keyboard Not Working

by Falagar / Game Guides, Persona Guides / 01 Jan 2022

If your mouse and keyboard are not functioning correctly when playing Persona 5 Royal, the instructions below might help you to identify the cause of the problem, and how to correct it. Simply follow the steps outlined below:

RUN THE GAME AS 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”).

DISABLE ADDITIONAL INPUT DEVICES

Disconnect all input devices (controllers, graphics tablets, etc.) with exception of 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 & 11:

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 are working on a tablet PC, then please make sure to connect keyboard and mouse, and then temporary disable touchscreen.

RUN THE GAME IN CLEAN BOOT MODE:

Please make sure that no third-party applications are interfering with the game. 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

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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