Mouse pointer stutters or freezes when you play certain games in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

[Blín D'ñero]

Found on this page (support.microsoft.com)

Symptoms: When you play certain desktop games in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2, the mouse pointer may freeze or stutter.

Notes

• There are certain other issues in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 that have similar symptoms to the issue that is described in this article. To fix these issues, go to to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
  
  • 2907016 Mouse input in some games is incorrectly scaled on high-DPI devices
  • 2907018 Button clicks for internal touchpads and pointing sticks are not responsive while or shortly after the keyboard is used

Cause: This issue occurs because Windows 8.1 introduced changes to mouse input processing for low latency interaction scenarios. Therefore, games respond to mouse inputs differently in Windows 8.1 than in previous versions of Windows.

Resolution: The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: SEE SOURCE PAGE

This update resolves this issue in the following games:•Call of Duty: Black Ops
•Call of Duty: Black Ops - Multiplayer
•Call of Duty: Black Ops II
•Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Multiplayer
•Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Zombies
•Call of Duty: Ghosts - Multiplayer
•Call of Duty: MW2
•Call of Duty: MW2 - Multiplayer
•Call of Duty: MW3
•Call of Duty: MW3 - Multiplayer
•Call of Duty: MW
•Call of Duty: MW - Multiplayer
•Counter Strike: Global Offensive
•Counter Strike: Source
•Deus Ex : Human Revolution
•Deus Ex : Human Revolution Director's Cut
•Hitman Absolution
•Hitman Sniper Challenge
•Half Life 2
•Metro 2033
•Portal
•Tomb Raider