Keyboard and Mouse randomly stop working when playing games?

[Lucas Singh]

Recently, when ever I play a game, my keyboard and mouse both stop working and I have to unplug it from the USB port and put it back in - which sometimes it still doesn't work. At first I was thinking my USB ports are going bad, but then I thought... It only occurs when playing games? It's happened twice so far so I'm avoiding gaming for now.

 

[flamefire999]

Is it plugged into a USB 3 or USB 2 port? Is it PS/2? If it's USB 3 then you will need to install drivers but if it's USB 2 or PS/2 then you shouldn't need any drivers.

 

[Lucas Singh]

Is it plugged into a USB 3 or USB 2 port? Is it PS/2? If it's USB 3 then you will need to install drivers but if it's USB 2 or PS/2 then you shouldn't need any drivers.

It's USB 2 for both.

 

[flamefire999]

Does it only do that in certain games? Or in all games?

 

[Lucas Singh]

Does it only do that in certain games? Or in all games?

So far only certain games. It happened on Skyrim and a game called Estranged on Steam. It hasn't happened for my other games I've been playing around the same time the issue started though, like Half-Life 1 and Portal 2. I'm gonna try changing the USB port as I have 3 other unused ones. Oh also, both my keyboard and mouse are Logitech so maybe there is a certain driver or update I need.

 

[flamefire999]

I would try updating your drivers. It's possible that your USB ports are bad but having 1 bad one, much less 2, is unlikely.

 

[Lucas Singh]

Thanks!