Mouse/pointer/cursor lags, stutters

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Kevin Fites

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Jan 31, 2026, 11:03:30 PM (11 days ago) Jan 31
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Using the QuadStick on a pc and ps5.
Problem is most noticeable on the pc.
 When scrolling the mouse with the joystick the pointer will lag or stutter at times.
It doesn't do it all the time.
Cursor will scroll smoothly for a while then just lag or stutter.
It does it in all directions and seems to do it the most while moving the joystick slowly.
If i move the joystick fast to scroll fast I don't see lagging or stuttering mainly just when i do a slow scroll or movement.
Any suggestions on how i can fix this issue.

theonethatsout fanoftheoddoneout

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Feb 1, 2026, 1:23:09 PM (10 days ago) Feb 1
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Follow up to this issue. 
When the QuadStick is connected to my android drawing tablet it does not appear to have this issue. 

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Fred Davison

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Feb 1, 2026, 4:08:40 PM (10 days ago) Feb 1
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There are a couple of sources for mouse pointer lag, or jerkiness:  Something accessing the flash drive on the Quadstick or an Intel driver update services that is known for interfering with mice.

The first thing to try is look for and disable the Intel DSA Service, if present.  For some people that clears up the problem.  The second is to either run the Quadstick with the flash drive interface turned off, except when making configuration changes, or find the service that is scanning the flash drive, or dig into the USB settings and find the power savings setting that is trying to turn off the flash drive to save power.

Before making any configuration changes to your Quadstick, make a back up copy your Quadstick's CSV files to a folder on your computer, so you can quickly recover from any problems.


Load that into your quadstick and compare it to the regular Mouse2 and see if the stutter stops.  If so, then you can add a Preferences sheet to your custom config spreadsheets to have them run with the flash drive USB interface turned off while playing.

Preferences
PreferenceValueUnitsDescription
enable_DS3_emulation6on/offTurn off flash drive

If the DSA service is the culprit, disabling the flash drive will have no affect.

Remember, you need flash drive access to make configuration changes, so do not eliminate the regular Mouse2 config.  You still need it.


Kevin Fites

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Feb 1, 2026, 6:53:56 PM (10 days ago) Feb 1
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I can't locate any DSA service on the computer.  Looked into the other recommendations but I'm not that computer literate. 
Currently running windows 11 if that helps. 
Can you give me more direction on trying to turn off the flash preferences. 
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zouille Sébastien

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5:33 AM (7 hours ago) 5:33 AM
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Bonjour tout le monde 
Depuis ce matin j'ai le même problème de saccade
j'ai bien mise à jour mais elle est en pause j'ai redémarrer le pc mais le problème persiste
Bonne journée et prenez soin de vous 


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