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Windows Pointer → Game Sens

Translate Windows 1–11 slider to game sensitivity.

Windows pointer speed → in-game sens equivalent

The Windows mouse slider has 11 steps with non-linear multipliers. This shows the effective DPI multiplier so you can match it in-game.

136 (default)911
Step
6
Multiplier
1.00×
Effective DPI on 800
800

Recommendation: set Windows to 6/11 (1.00× multiplier) and disable "Enhance pointer precision". Then any DPI you set on the mouse is what your games actually receive.

The Windows pointer trap

Windows applies its own multiplier to every mouse count before your game receives it. The pointer-speed slider in Settings has 11 steps — but they're not linear. Step 6 is the default and the only one that means "1×, no scaling". Anything else multiplies your mouse counts and breaks every sens guide you'll ever read.

Two Windows pitfalls to fix once and forget:

  1. Pointer speed = 6/11. Settings → Bluetooth & devices → Mouse → Mouse pointer speed.
  2. Disable "Enhance pointer precision". Same screen, scroll down to "Additional mouse settings" → Pointer Options tab → uncheck the box.

With both fixed, every game gets exactly the DPI you set on your mouse — no surprises.

Windows multiplier table

  • 10.03125×
  • 20.0625×
  • 30.25×
  • 40.5×
  • 50.75×
  • 61.0× (default, no scaling)
  • 71.5×
  • 82.0×
  • 92.5×
  • 103.0×
  • 113.5×
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