Mouse jumps when charger plugged in [Fix]

If your mouse cursor jumps when the charger is plugged in, the solutions provided in this article will help you. According to the reports, when connecting the charger to a laptop, the muse cursor moves erratically, jumps, selects, and clicks unexpectedly. Power issues are among the most common causes of this issue.

Why does my mouse glitch when charging?

The mouse glitch when charging a laptop occurs due to several causes, like a faulty battery, a faulty charger, a faulty charger brick or adapter, etc. In addition to this, the power supply is the most common cause of this problem. The wall socket you are using to charge your laptop might have incorrect wiring or it might be faulty.

Mouse jumps when charger plugged in

Use the following suggestions if your mouse jumps when a charger is plugged in.

Perform a hard reset
Try another charger
Run a battery test
Update or reinstall the required drivers
Plug the charger into another wall socket
Update BIOS
Your touchpad may be faulty

Let’s see all these fixes in detail.

1] Perform a hard reset

This is the first step that you should take. Hard reset your laptop and see if it helps. This action will drain out the residual charge from capacitors. Therefore, if the problem occurs due to the residual charge, this will fix it.

Follow the steps provided below:

Turn off your laptop.
Disconnect all peripheral devices and the charger.
Remove the battery. If your laptop has a non-removable battery, skip this step.
Press and hold the power button of your laptop for 30 to 45 seconds.
Turn on your laptop.

Now, connect the charger and check if the problem persists.

2] Try another charger

The problem may also be associated with your laptop charger. To confirm this, connect another charger (if available). Now, see if your mouse cursor jumps erratically after connecting to another charger. If yes, your charger is not faulty. If the problem goes away after connecting another charger, you need to check your charger. Maybe its cable is faulty or the problem is with the charger adapter or brick.

Some software have a feature to test the charger brick. For example, the MyASUS app developed by ASUS for ASUS computers has this feature. If you have an ASUS laptop, you can use that app to test your charger brick. To do so, follow the steps provided below:

Open the MyASUS app.
Select System Diagnostics.
Select the Adapter checkbox.
Connect your charger and turn on the power supply.
Click on the Checkup button.

3] Run a battery test

We also suggest you run a battery test. This process will let you know whether the problem is with your battery or not. You can use free battery test software to test the health of your battery.

You can also use the dedicated software developed by your laptop manufacturer to test the health of your laptop battery. Some popular software are:

If you do not want to install third-party software, you can use the Command Prompt to generate your battery report. Or, you can also try one thing. Turn off your laptop and remove its battery. Now, plug in the charger and turn on the power supply. Turn on your laptop. Your charger is now providing continuous power to your laptop. See what happens to your mouse cursor. If the mouse works fine, your battery may be faulty. But do not jump to conclusions before trying other fixes.

4] Update or reinstall the required drivers

Corrupt or outdated device drivers can also cause this problem. We suggest you update or reinstall the following drivers:

Battery driver
Mouse driver
Touchpad driver

Open the Device Manager and locate the above-mentioned drivers. Now, right-click on the drivers and select Uninstall device. After uninstalling the drivers, restart your computer or perform a scan for hardware changes.

You can also download the latest version of the touchpad driver from the official website of your computer manufacturer and install it.

5] Plug the charger into another wall socket

Your wall socket might be faulty. You can check this by connecting your charger to another wall socket. If the problem does not occur this time, you need to check your wall socket. Might be the wall socket has the wrong wiring. Call a technician to check the socket wiring.

Incorrect wiring in the wall socket can damage your electronic devices connected to that wall socket.

6] Update BIOS

You should also check for the BIOS update. Visit the official website of your computer manufacturer and check if the latest version of your BIOS is available. If yes, download it and install it to update your BIOS to the latest version.

7] Your touchpad may be faulty

If the issue still persists, the problem might be with your laptop touchpad. You can check this by connecting an external mouse and disabling your laptop touchpad. Take your laptop to a professional laptop repair technician to identify the cause of the issue. If your touchpad is faulty, consider replacing it.

That’s it. I hope this helps.

Why does my wired mouse keep jumping?

If your wired mouse keeps jumping, its driver might have been corrupted. Update or reinstall your mouse driver and see if it helps. In addition, the problem may be with your wired mouse. You can check this by connecting another mouse.