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Hi, @AstroBob I want to provide a response to the points you’ve requested and then follow up with an explanation below: · Launchbox 13.23 is the last version that worked normally for me. · Disabling the Enable Game Controllers does fix the mouse issue after a full restart · I do not have any specialized controller related software just generic drivers installed by windows. · Connected controllers I have are an Xbox controller (wired) and a wireless mouse · The issue does not happen when all controllers are unplugged. (I did not test this with the mouse removed though). · This issue occurs in the Launchbox program as I do not have BigBox… yet. · I do not have auto play videos, auto play music or shuffle music enabled · I do not have any specific playback engine on my build. I've recently installed the latest version of LaunchBox 13.27, upgrading it from 13.23. I have previously tested each update from 13.24 onwards but encountered the same peripheral conflict on my machine. For context, my system hardware is an ASUS F15 with 40GB RAM and an RTX 3060 (6GB VRAM) running Windows 11. I am using a wired Xbox controller and a wireless mouse. I've had mixed results overall with troubleshooting, but I ultimately keep reverting back to version 13.23. The mouse issue is still present after installation, though I was able to bypass it temporarily. When the game controller option is enabled the mouse cursor becomes very erratic and fails to register clicks consistently. If I disable the game controller option, the mouse issue persists until the program restart occurs. After restart the mouse moves normally again inside of Launchbox. I repeated the exit/restart process to see if it maintained that result, and it did. Next, I re-enabled the game controller menu option, and exited the software. I then plugged in my Xbox controller and started the software; resulting in both the mouse and controller operating perfectly. After several successful test restarts with both peripherals plugged in, I thought the issue was solved. However, if I unplug the Xbox controller afterward and restart LaunchBox again with only the mouse plugged in, the stuttering/dragging mouse issue returns. It’s as if it’s locked in some sort of loop searching for the controller that I removed? It seems that in order for me to use 13.27 properly, I would need to leave my game controller attached at all times while the software is on, or disable the game controller option and restart the software every time I want to just use the mouse alone. This isn’t a huge deal as I use the controller most of the time when I’m using Launchbox for games but sometimes I use it for movies and the mouse is not functional for that if the conflict is present. In the 13.23 version, this is a non-issue and I don't have to change any settings at all. Maybe there is another setting creating a conflict in my build, or something in my settings.xml file that needs adjusting I'm not certain. Just to be clear version 13.27 does work for me if I go through the proper sequence of settings and I leave everything plugged in. One thing also to mention is that when the mouse conflict is occurring and then Launchbox is closed down it takes a few moments but the mouse controller returns back to normal operation as I navigate in Windows. Launchbox is the only software where this issue occurs on my system. Just thought I’d share what my experience has been. Thanks!

Yes, I am still experiencing the same mouse issue when running the latest version of LaunchBox. Every update since version 13.24 has introduced the same bug, making the software navigation basically unusable for me. My mouse moves in a delayed fashion and mouse clicks go unregisterd. My hardware functions perfectly and works fine on version 13.23 and all previous releases, so I still use that version for now. In the past I've tried troubleshooting - adjusting my software and peripheral settings many times based on how others suggested to resolve the problem but without success unfortunately, but down the line I look forward to get the latest and greatest version of Launchbox working. I love ya Launchbox!

Thanks DemonCore. I tried this as a potential solve option back when I started using the 13.24 version without success, and so I just tried it again on 13.25 and no luck for me unfortunately. That's good if others are working on a solve for it though. I am also glad it's not just me experiencing this, it makes both 13.24, 13.25 unusable for me unfortunately. I even tried a different mouse so see if it was more of a hardware / driver thing but I had the same results produced as before. Well, I'm good with 13.23 for now anyway this was just more of a curiosity thing about why on earth suddenly after using the program (I love Launchbox) for so many years problem free that the issue developed. Maybe its the universes way of telling me to just upgrade to BigBox which I do actually want to do... I'll hold out I think until that black friday deal shows up again lol. Thanks for the help guys its appreciated. I'll definitely check back in here to see if anything new develops.

I just tried the new update to 13.25 on my PC laptop and yes I still have the mouse slow dragging issue all over again. It might be slightly better performance overall compared to the 13.24 download I previously tried, but not a great deal more and it definitely makes the latest version of Launchbox basically unusable for me. All my drivers are up to date and working. This does not happen with any other software program on my laptop. In any case I've reverted back to 13.23 version again and all is well once more. Like you I've been using Launchbox for a quite a few years and mouse functionality has never been a problem. I thought more people would be discussing this problem in the Launchbox discord forums if but not that I've found so far. Maybe there is a quick fix inside the application but I tried several things without any success. Its interesting that you tried 2 other PC's as well and experienced the exact same problems on both of them. Until I came across your post I thought it was just me having this particular problem and assumed it has to do with my settings. Well I keep hope alive and I'm certain they will resolve this by 13.26 at the latest. Appreciate you keeping me updated in this thread newsean99.

Nice! Thanks very much for the heads up neosean99. I'll definitely update after that version is released. I'm kind of curious what the actual issue was as I never experienced that before but regardless, glad to know its resolved.

Thank you very much for the reply C-Beats. Yes, I did try disabling that option and restarting Launchbox but it made no difference unfortunately. I also reinstalled 13.24 a few times but for some reason in my setup there must be some sort of conflict or interference somewhere as it keeps occurring. Not really a problem though as going back to the previous version removed the mouse issue completely. I'll play around with my settings on 13.24 a bit more, update any drivers if necessary and see if I can find a way to get it to clear up the issue otherwise I'll just hang on till a new version drops. If I get it working properly I'll post what was wrong in case anyone else experiences it. You guys are a terrific community and I really appreciate the support and everything I've learned using these forums! Cheers.

I also had that same issue with my mouse after updating however, the cursor movement was not smooth as well. A few moments after closing Launchbox the cursor would return back to normal operation. So I reverted back to the 13.23 version and its working well again. I'll just wait for next update to try again. Can't live without my Launchbox

I am just putting some tv series into my launchbox but its a slow process gathering the artwork so if you don't mind sharing a plugin that automates this that would be great!