# Strange overriding of the mouse controls on desktop **URL:** \ **Category:** Help!\ **Tags:** bug\ **Created:** [April 5, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/strange-overriding-of-the-mouse-controls-on-desktop/42654 "2025-04-05T23:44:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BlasterReptron](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/blasterreptron/32/45247_2.png) [@BlasterReptron](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/BlasterReptron)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/strange-overriding-of-the-mouse-controls-on-desktop/42654/1 "2025-04-05T23:44:01Z")
For some strange reason, when I launch VRChat in desktop mode, the pointer doesn’t seem to lock into the center of the screen, even when im not in a menu. I tried restarting the game, but the problem stays. It is annoying because when I try to click or interact on something, the place where it considers im pointing keeps randomly moving and I often click outside of the VRChat window. Here’s a video of my issue: [https://youtu.be/7g32f3PmHNo](https://youtu.be/7g32f3PmHNo) ---
**Author:** ![docteh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/docteh/32/12171_2.png) [@docteh](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/docteh)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 12:58am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/strange-overriding-of-the-mouse-controls-on-desktop/42654/2 "2025-04-06T00:58:15Z")
I didn’t watch the video, but I’ve had this problem wherever I run another game at the same time as VRChat. The work around I’ve come up with is to open up the menu, move mouse back into the window and then close the menu. So my escape button is getting a lot of work opening and closing. VRChat and astroneer both use unity and both have the same problem. The mouse is not being captured, might be the term to look for. The mouse should be continually moved to the center of the screen/window while you look around Oh wait, I’ve been holding tab and then moving mouse back into VRChat window ---
**Author:** ![BlasterReptron](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/blasterreptron/32/45247_2.png) [@BlasterReptron](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/BlasterReptron)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/strange-overriding-of-the-mouse-controls-on-desktop/42654/3 "2025-04-06T02:13:32Z")
Personally I simply tap the TAB key to recenter my mouse, but its really annoying to have to do that every second. ---
**Author:** ![docteh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/docteh/32/12171_2.png) [@docteh](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/docteh)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/strange-overriding-of-the-mouse-controls-on-desktop/42654/4 "2025-04-22T03:02:59Z")
I’d see what else you have open, when I don’t have other unity programs open it works better ---
**Author:** ![BlasterReptron](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/blasterreptron/32/45247_2.png) [@BlasterReptron](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/BlasterReptron)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 2:22am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/strange-overriding-of-the-mouse-controls-on-desktop/42654/5 "2025-05-22T02:22:14Z")
Yeah, I eventually found out it was my DesktopMate app that was the problem. I switched it to another app and its fixed. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddisaster](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/fluiddisaster/32/40187_2.png) [@fluiddisaster](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/fluiddisaster)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/strange-overriding-of-the-mouse-controls-on-desktop/42654/6 "2025-06-14T17:59:48Z")
i have this exact problem but the solution won’t work?? ive closed out every other thing and it still won’t work right