okay so lately, my mouse has randomly been changing senitivity to a slower speed and im not really sure why. i dont know how to change it or anything or if theres some hotkey i keep accidentally bumping or somthing but its driving me insane. i figured i would ask you guys because theres a lot of you way better with computers than myself

so does anyone know?

Right click your desktop, go to Personalize, and go to mouse settings.
Or go to control panel and get mouse settings from there.

Is the ball mouse dirtying up the inside?

If you have a laser mouse, this shouldn't be a problem.

yeah i got a laser mouse

its just like, randomly it'll switch between fast and slow, idk why

it says in mouse settings "Device Status: This device is not working properly"

idk what to do about it

Is it wireless?

nope it plugs into a usb converter thingy that goes into my mouse port

Use a dark non-reflective surface, and ensure that nothing is blocking the connectivity.

Update or rollback the driver maybe?

okay so what do the drivers do for the mouse?

The driver is what allows your computer to interact with the mouse. I would say just disable/enable it, but you can't really enable it with your mouse disabled. So, my next guess would be check for an update, or try to roll it back. It fixed the scroll thingy on my laptop's touch pad. Will it help you? Hell if I know.

well it seems to be okay for now, i think just pushing on the plug helped but i think ill try the drivers next time it becomes a problem

thanks