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title: PowerToys Mouse Without Borders
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description: Mouse Without Borders enables you to interact with other computers from the same keyboard and mouse, sharing clipboard contents and files between the machines.
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ms.date: 08/03/2023
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ms.date: 09/10/2024
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ms.topic: article
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no-loc: [PowerToys, Windows, Mouse without borders]
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no-loc: [PowerToys, Windows, Mouse Without Borders]
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# Mouse Without Borders
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**Mouse Without Borders** enables you to control up to 4 computers from the same machine.
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**Mouse Without Borders** enables you to control up to four computers from the same machine.
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Features:
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### Initial configuration
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1. Open Mouse Without borders in PowerToys Settings to configure your connections.
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1. On the first computer, select **New Key** to generate a security key for connecting.
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2. On the first computer, select **New Key** to generate a security key for connecting.
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1. On the second computer, enter the security key that was generated on the first computer and the name of the first computer. Then select **Connect**.
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3. On the second computer, enter the security key that was generated on the first computer and the name of the first computer. Then select **Connect**.
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1. Once the computers are connected, you will be able to move between them by moving your mouse cursor beyond the edge of the screen.
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4. Once the computers are connected, you will be able to move between them by moving your mouse cursor beyond the edge of the screen.
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It's possible to switch the order of the devices by dragging the device icon to a new position in the layout.
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| Connect | Connect to other machines knowing the other machine's name and security key. |
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| Local machine's host name | Show the current machine's host name. |
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| Device layout | Allows arranging the machine's position relative to each other by dragging the machines in the layout. |
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| Refresh connections | Select this button to refresh the connections this machine has to the other machines.
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| Refresh connections | Select this button to refresh the connections this machine has to the other machines.|
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| Devices in a single row | Arrange the devices in a single row or in a 2x2 matrix. |
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| Use Service | Install Mouse Without Borders as a service to allow controlling the lock screen and elevated applications. |
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| Uninstall Service | Uninstall the service from the computer. |
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