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Why would my mouse pointer be jerky when it can't get a signal from my router?
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Mar 15, 202612006 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I've got a fairly new PC but when moving the mouse across the screen, the pointer jerks as if the PC is freezing momentarily every second or so. Strangely, this only seems to happen if the signal from the wifi router is bad. If I move the PC closer to the router to get a full signal, it's fine. It …
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I've seen this issue with my wireless mouse, as it is in a similar frequency range to wifi - I resolved the issue by moving my wireless mouse dongle further away from the wifi antenna at the rear of my PC. I'm confused as to why a wired keyboard wou…
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