Microsoft tries every Patch Tuesday to bring performance improvements while fixing bugs that affect Windows 11 stability. One of the recent updates brought a lot of things, including an important change for players equipped with a certain type of mouse.
Windows 11 is an indispensable platform for PC video games. Microsoft is fully aware that this is an advantage that should not be lost in order to maintain wide popularity. This explains the many innovations in this field. One of the latest advances involves mice with the ability to communicate quickly with the PC. Microsoft speaks of a mouse with a high reporting rate.
The operating system is now prepared to take advantage of such field mice. Microsoft promises to reduce latency in games with high-ratio mice, even when multiple background processes are running. The mouse reacts faster and allows for more precise and targeted actions. The gameplay and immersion will amaze you.
Windows 11, KB5028185 improves gaming performance
Microsoft is clear on this issue by promising that the July 2023 update, also known as KB5028185, will “improve performance when using a mouse with a high gaming report rate”.
On the other hand, this optimization was to be expected given that PC gaming has evolved significantly in just a few years. It is not uncommon these days that a lot of power as well as fast input devices and special equipment (multiplayer, chat, streaming) are required.
In such a context, Windows 11 is put to the test, which increases the time it takes to process all this data to the point of impacting video game performance.
Microsoft therefore decided to optimize things. The company states that it has observed significant latency in popular games running on its Surface Laptop Studio with a 1000Hz mouse. After these changes, the same configuration would now offer a smooth and uninterrupted experience.