Strange occurrence that I've delt with for a month or two and just resolved.
So I have a newer computer. I decided it was time to finally use Windows 11, and my older PC was getting worn, so I went new instead of reusing any of my old parts.
It was a box computer, as opposed to something that I was doing all the work to install parts and such. But yeah, new computer using Intel & GeForce. Also a bunch of SSD's for speed.
Ever since I installed a new mouse (Logitech MX Master 3S, I noticed that the mouse would randomly start jumping instead of moving smooth. Almost like the HDD was extremely overburdened, so it couldn't display the mouse's actual location in real time. An odd thing, but if I would physically power the mouse down and turn it back on (a toggle switch on the bottom), it would continue jumping. So I would reset it quite often. Multiple times throughout the day.
Next up, I got a new Win 11 update patch, and suddenly my internet started getting very slow. Strange, because the internet had a strange lag prior to turning my VPN on full time. Then it started to go quick again, until this update caused it to go really delayed, even with the VPN permanently enabled.
So yeah, very strange coincidence. Installing new drivers and reinstalling software didn't seem to work either. I was almost at the point where I was going to just outright return the PC and call it a day. Then, for no reason yesterday, I decided to unplug the dongle that powers the mouse. I was going to connect it to the PC via Bluetooth instead, but it just wouldn't pair for whatever reason. I could see it on the pairing list, but no matter how many times I tried, it wouldn't pair. Kept saying to try again.
Out of frustration, I decided to plug my dongle back into the PC, but I used a different port. Specifically, one on the front of the computer, as opposed to the back. Suddenly, everything runs great once more. The dongle used to be on a USB 2.3 port right next to the cat8 cable I'm using. Now they are a 16 inches apart from one another. The mouse is running better than I ever experienced it, and also the internet is going extremely quick without timing out. I have no idea how this dongle could have been causing the problem, but all is good once more in the world. Just thought I would share my experience with you guys.
