Mouse offset problem with Steam client

[zer0bomb]

Sometimes the Steam client gets confused about where the mouse is on the screen. To click on a button, I will have to put the cursor significantly below and to the right of the button I want to click on. Restarting the steam client usually fixes it. I'm not really sure what triggers the bug in the first place, although it might be related to changing screen resolution (e.g. when RDP-ing into the machine running the steam client.)

Has anyone else seen/permanently fixed this?

Picture of the problem:
http://imgur.com/5NAWIfT

In the picture, steam thinks the mouse cursor is over the "Steam Controller" button, but in reality it is below and to the right.

Windows 8.1, i7 950, Radeon HD 7850, 12GB ram
Steam package versions 1431729692
Drivers are updated, etc.

[Squid]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by FuriousRage:

Unchecking scale text and icons, with display scaling 125%, still makes steam miss where the cursor are at, and unchecked makes the text microscopic again.

But did you do the other 2 options I posted?

:qr:

Yes.
Unchecked scaling in steam
Unchecked for the exe
the url thing does not exist in steam settings interface part.
Text -> microscopic

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by FuriousRage:

the url thing does not exist in steam settings interface part.

Please post a screenshot of your settings menu. That specific setting should be there for everyone.

[Squid]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by FuriousRage:

the url thing does not exist in steam settings interface part.

Please post a screenshot of your settings menu. That specific setting should be there for everyone.

:qr:

https://i.imgur.com/JjKEqXV.png

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by FuriousRage:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Please post a screenshot of your settings menu. That specific setting should be there for everyone.

https://i.imgur.com/JjKEqXV.png

It is checked already. 4th one.

Now, uncheck it.

[Squid]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by FuriousRage:

https://i.imgur.com/JjKEqXV.png

It is checked already. 4th one.

Now, uncheck it.

:qr:

That one was unchecked previously.

[Sansire]

This "override high dpi scaling behavior" did not work for me. For me worked setting the game from Windowed Fullscreen, to Fullscreen.

[ShankMugen]

Originally posted by btheshoe:

I actually had this problem you can actually fix this problem without changing the image size of literally everything else on your computer.

Just exit steam, right click on the steam icon, go to properties, go to compatibility, and check "override high dpi scaling behavior"

Thanks a lot, this was very helpful

[ӾØɄⱫ]

It's extremely surprising to me that such a big company as Valve haven't resolved this issue yet.

[76561199104237790]

how do you change DPI setting?

[sedlak]

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[Shai Hulud]

How does this issue still exist? I've read numerous threads and tried everything suggested and nothing works.

I'm streaming from a very fast, modern, WIn10 PC with 4k monitors to an old laptop using an external 1080p projector. Laptop is running Windows 7 but this hasn't affected streaming in any other aspect. I've tried in the remote play client settings changing to 1080p, also setting this manually in various games, it doesn't change anything. Neither does checking the disable DPI scaling thing in Steam Properties.

I've tried in about 10 different games and they all have the "actual" mouse position (hidden) quite a bit to the right of the shown position. This makes it impossible to change many menu elements, so in some games I can't even try various things like changing fullscreen => windowed.

The only exception is Witcher 3, which *sometimes* has the mouse correctly aligned, but I always play this with controller anyway. I found one bizarre solution I haven't been able to reproduce...

I was streaming Pillars of Eternity 2 with 4k settings on the host. I got into a menu setting where I was unable to get back to the menu and seemingly had no way to exit the game. I closed the window manually but this just logged me off on the client and kept the game going on the host. I tried running Witcher 3 to get POE2 to stop. Instead, Witcher 3 launched but underneath POE2, and now POE2 had correctly aligned mouse settings. I then changed the resolution to 1080p, which didn't help when I exited and reloaded POE2. Mouse was offset again. And my Witcher 3 "fix" didn't work any longer, Witcher 3 would load on top of POE2. I can't change the resolution back to 4k because the spot I need to select is too far to the right on the screen.

It's really strange, I don't understand this issue or why loading multiple games at once would fix it...

Anyone got an update on this? I can't access the host machine for several days unfortunately. I had hoped to be able to game while away from home.

[Shai Hulud]

After fiddling around some more, I found that for games where my mouse or controller could access the graphics selection box, that changing from fullscreen to windowed got rid of the problem.

Some games have a "Borderless Windowed" mode which is what Wasteland 3 default was and that did NOT work, has to be actually "Windowed"

So if nothing else from this thread works, maybe this will work for you also.

[AsIs]

Originally posted by haha:

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Thanks. This really helped!

[Ara’s Journey]

It really works for me! Thanks a lot for sharing this article