When the receiver is plugged into the back of the case, the mouse frequently becomes laggy/choppy. The problem disappears when the receiver is plugged into either a USB extender cable or the front of the case.
At first, I figured this is due to the distance, but even if I leave the extender cable laying on the floor (further away than if it was plugged into the back of the case) the mouse and keyboard respond perfectly.
Probably when you plug into the back there is metal back there that is shielding the receiver so that the signal is weak. This would be more likely with the mini type receivers that don't project out of the socket very far.
Antennas create EM fields that propagate outward. If you hold a piece of paper in front of your face while screaming, a far away listener won't hear you while a nearby listener can still hear through erratic and seemingly random paths the sound waves take.
Similarly, conductive materials inside the "near field" of an antenna can cause excessive distortion of this field thus altering the radiation pattern and signal strength in the 'far' field. This can even happen if the conductive materials aren't between the transmit antenna and the receiver, sorta like holding a piece of paper behind your head and somehow not being able to scream as loud! This happens because antennas create an electromagnetic field all around them! And this near field is altered by conductive materials as well as the ground plane. This is why antennas in "free space" have different radiation patterns than the exact same antenna a couple feet off the ground!
Akin to tug of war on rollerskates, antennas too need some 'mass' to exercise their equal and opposite electromagnetic force on. For unbalanced antennas like monopoles, this would be our planet (hence those 'unbalanced' antennas NEED a ground to operate). Dipole antennas are balanced antennas and use the opposite symmetric half of itself as a 'counter weight'. Sorta like a symmetric and orchestrated tug of war with a solid rope.
For your USB dongle? The computer case is probably the ground, or the opposite side of a dipole, however you want to look at it. The antenna's lack of 'room to breathe', proximity to it's 'ground', proximity to a noise source (the computer) and an imperfect "ground" or "counter-poise" or "symmetric half of a dipole" are probably all reasons why there might be reception issues. A USB extension cable might fix any number of these issues, or make them worse. It all depends on your setup.
I have issues with my Bluetooth wireless mouse with my apple wired aluminum keyboard. If the machine that the mouse is connected to is on the left of the keyboard, and the mouse is on the right, the mouse appears laggy and jumpy on the screen. If the computer and mouse are on the same side of the keyboard, I don't have an problems. I have noticed the same issue with apple's magic trackpad....
Anyway the point is that it could be anything.... A cordless phone too close to the system, the RF receiver is too far from the mouse, you have a metal desk, you live under power lines, the microwave is near your computer, etc. etc...
I'll preface this with a little antenna explainer on what you're seeing. A non-directional antenna will broadcast and receive in the direction of its ground plane. This sounds weird....a non directional antenna being directional....but this is how it works. A non-directional antenna means by design the antenna itself does not have a direction, otherwise described as more or less transmit/receive gain/power in one direction, by itself. A wire/rod sticking straight up out of the ground is considered a non-directional antenna vertically oriented. (An antenna like a yagi with horizontal rods that are large on one end and small on the other, forming a triangle of sorts, is an example of a directional antenna.) Stand this vertical wire/rod antenna up in the center of a round metal plate instead, and it still radiates/receives in all directions equally. Now move it to the edge of the plate, and it will put all of its gain in the direction of where the plate is pointing. Think of this like a CB antenna on a metal car. An antenna on the back of the trunk will transmit/receive forward of the car, with the flat metal of the car as the ground plane. If placed on the front of the hood, it will transmit mostly to the rear. In addition, the receiving antenna and transmitting antenna orientation need to match for maximum gain. So if a vertical transmit antenna is being received by a horizonal receive antenna, the gain is nowhere near as good.Since the antenna orientation is unknown in the mouse and USB plug, it's hard to match this up. USB plugs on the front of a PC are horizontal, and might be vertical in the back. This could move the antenna from a 100% orientation match to a total 100% mismatch. Likewise, the entire metal box of the PC could be a ground plane. Basically, the location and orientation of the USB plug could make major changes in the operational plane of the antenna.Try using your USB extender wire, and taping the USB plug onto the back of the PC, with the USB plug sticking up just above the PC top. If you are to the left or to the right of the PC, tape the USB plug on the top opposite corner from where you are using the mouse. This will make the metal of the top of the PC a ground plane pointing at your location for maximum gain. You can also try twisting or flipping the USB plug into different orientations to see if it affects the signal gain.The problem is, the manufacturers should stop treating these wireless devices as if they are inches apart. This could all be a moot point if they put even the slightest larger antenna or transmit power into these devices.
Using TeamViewer 12 I am finding that once I have connected to a remote system (on the LAN or outside) I do not have left/right click functionality with my mouse (though I can move the cursor) and my connection seems to prevent the remote user from clicking too (they can move the cursor though)
I experience the similar issue. Mouse clicks work for a while after connection established then stop working. Holding Alt and pressing Tab a few times makes them work again (for a while). Except DrWeb - I can call it by clicking on the tray icon but can't do anything there. Both computers are running v12.0.83369. My computer is runnning Windows 8.1 x64, the remote computer is running Windows 7 x64.
My machine is not restarted very often and I found that after a reboot the problem is no longer presenting. Bit of a cop out to say turn it off and on again (and not doubt others have already done this) but worked for me - no problems since
I had this problem with TeamViewer 13, and I discovered that it was caused by an USB mouse connected to the target computer. Once I removed the mouse from the USB port, mouse clicks, and overall mouse responsiveness greatly improved.
Removing the USB mouse on the remote computer is not an option for me. Any other solutions other than a reboot? A reboot does fix the problem but only for a limited number of connections. I also am using Version 13 with the latest updates on both local and remote.
When during remote session cursor reaches left side of the screen InputDirector moves cursor to "slave" computer, but TeamViewer is not aware of that, it shows cursor as if never left the screen, so any clicks and keyboard presses are actually being routed to the "slave" computer instead.
Going to Teamviewer on the Host -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Advance settings for connections.. -> Check 'Full access control. when a partner is connecting to the login window'
Also just to be sure add you Teamviewer account to the whitelist in the Security Tab -> Configure
This began happening to me right after I started receiveing popup messages about TeamViewer suspecting that I'm using their app for commercial purposes. This odd as I've used TeamViewer for many years to control computers and VMs running out of my home. The suggested fixes in this thread have not worked. **Third Party Product**, here I come!
Found the fix. The problem came after upgrading to Mojave. You just need to update TeamViewer desktop permissions in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > 'Allow the apps below to control your computer' > Check 'TeamViewer_Desktop' > Done.
Mause not functioning because of interference with the mause on a remote PC. In windows 10 press the Win key and type "device maneger". Go to mice and other pointing devices and disable mause on remote PC. Congrets! your problem solved.
Finally! Someone posted an answer that actually worked in my situation. Thanks! I was about to bail on TeamViewer because I couldn't control my main computer from my laptop while on trips. I could sign in, but I couldn't click on anything on my main comptuer desktop. Your solution was perfect. Thanks again!
I did not pay for this [very useful] application to have it not work as advertised when I rely on it the most. My work should not suffer because of a developer's failure to address an issue that MULTIPLE users have REPEATEDLY reported over a LONG period of time.
I have a similar problem with teamviewer 15, windows 10 to macOS mojave - after a while mouse will only do right clicks, even when I try to left click. Alt-tab fixes for a while (thanks @GCRaistlin !) - did you ever find another fix?
I just bought a nicely designed wireless optical mouse for my Inspiron 8200. "Nicely designed" because the mouse comes with a tiny USB receiver dongle which can be stored for transport in the mouse-body itself. And beeing stored in this way, the mouse's (battery-)power is turned off. Ideal for mobile use!
There seems to be an "external" reason or better say trigger: It looks like it has something to do with power-management. I thinks this, because mouse freezes at the same time when the screen saver is started or if my external firewire-HD goes asleep. But this is only the trigger or maybe sheer coincidence because...
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