Minecraft Bedrock Edition PC mouse sensitivity broken

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Minecraft Bedrock Edition PC mouse sensitivity broken

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Platform: Windows 11 (64-bit) Game Version: Bedrock Edition 26.50 Hardware Specifications: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super, 2560x1440 (240hz) Monitor

Issue Summary: Ever since recent engine rewrites, the mouse sensitivity/camera tracking on the PC Bedrock client feels unusable. The cursor input behaves as if forced mouse acceleration is on.

Moving the mouse quickly causes the camera motion to kind of fly. When I used to move my mouse it felt like it was really going where I wanted it to. Now when I am moving my mouse fast (especially downwards when placing blocks) it feels like its going too far or where I didn't intend for it to go. Micro adjustments feel heavy compared to moving quickly feels accelerated. It's hard to move fast and slow back to back because of the inconsistently

It just feels like mouse acceleration is on when its not.

Steps Taken (None of which resolved the issue):

Changed Windows Display Scaling to 100% (to rule out 1440p UI warping).
Capped the game's frame rate via NVIDIA Control Panel to match the monitor's native refresh rate (preventing unthrottled 500+ FPS input breakdown).
Adjusted hardware polling rates down to 500Hz, 250Hz, and 125Hz.
Unchecked "Enhance Pointer Precision" in both modern Windows Settings and legacy main.cpl.
Enabled Application High DPI override settings in compatibility properties.

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Emma1-N 13,430 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Welcome rat,

Thank you for providing such detailed testing information. Since you have already ruled out Windows mouse acceleration, DPI scaling, polling rate changes, frame-rate limiting, and DPI compatibility settings, I'd like to narrow this down a bit further.

Could you please confirm the following?

Does this behavior occur only in Minecraft Bedrock, or do you notice similar camera/input issues in other first-person games?
Are you using the standard Minecraft Bedrock client from the Microsoft Store, or are you enrolled in Preview/Beta versions?
Does the issue occur in a brand-new world with all resource packs, behavior packs, and add-ons disabled?
If you temporarily create a new local Windows user account and launch Minecraft there, does the mouse behavior remain the same?

As an initial test, please also try

Option 1: Resetting Minecraft's graphics settings to their defaults:

Open Minecraft.
Go to Settings > Video
Turn off Upscaling or any advanced graphics features that may be enabled.
Set “Render Distance” to a moderate value (for example, 12 chunks), then restart the game and test again.

Option 2: Reset Minecraft's local configuration:

Press Windows + R
Type %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState
Rename the games folder to games.old
Launch Minecraft again and test before changing any settings.

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rat 0 Reputation points

2026-09-25T19:58:07.24+00:00

I appreciate you responding, because Mojang doesn’t.

I’m having the same issue on both Java and Bedrock.

Changing the render distance does not affect the problem for me. Neither do any of the graphics settings, such as Fancy Graphics.

I’m using the standard version of each game, not a beta or preview version.

I used to have more of an issue with frame pacing, but it seems like an update may have fixed that. However, updates seem to fix the frame pacing issue and then randomly bring it back, so updates sometimes seem to affect my experience differently.

Specifically, the only problem I’m still consistently noticing while playing the most recent non-beta update is the sensitivity issue.

I also renamed the bootstrap storage folder to games.old.

I currently play using a local account.

I’m still experiencing the issue even after trying the steps provided.

Thank you! 😊
rat 0 Reputation points

2026-09-25T20:02:21.4366667+00:00

In case you're curious this was a bug report for something different from the issue we're currently talking about but it shows what steps I have done on my computer in general: https://report.bugs.mojang.com/servicedesk/customer/portal/6/MCPE-241417 (These were done before the sensitivity issue, but I doubt they affected anything.)
Emma1-N 13,430 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-09-29T00:21:01.0366667+00:00
Hello rat,

Thank you for coming back.

Since you mentioned using a local account, please create a new local Windows user account and test Minecraft there without installing additional software.

Open Settings > Accounts > Other users

Select Add account

Choose I don't have this person's sign-in information

Select Add a user without a Microsoft account
rat 0 Reputation points

2026-09-29T02:05:56.96+00:00

I just tried, no difference. Still flicking downward (or just fast in general) is inconsistent to slow movements. I never changed any setting. DPI is the same, sensitivity is the same. Camera is just off.
Emma1-N 13,430 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-09-30T02:10:58.6633333+00:00
Hello rat,

Please try the step:

Test in Windows Safe Mode with Networking: This helps determine whether a third-party driver, overlay, or background service is affecting mouse input.

Open Settings > System > Recovery

Under Advanced startup, select Restart now

Go to Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings > Restart

Press 5 for Safe Mode with Networking

Launch Minecraft and test the mouse behavior
Emma1-N 13,430 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-10-01T04:28:47.75+00:00

Hello rat,

Is there any update from you? Please let me know, I will be here to assist you.