microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

Mouse Without Borders sometimes blocks at screen edge unless clicking desktop while switching PCs

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Issue-Bug Needs-Triage Product-Mouse Without Borders
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Description

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.98.0

Installation method

WinGet

Area(s) with issue?

Mouse Without Borders

Steps to reproduce
  1. Use Mouse Without Borders between two PCs (PC A with main keyboard/mouse, PC B secondary).
  2. Try to move the mouse from PC A to PC B by reaching the configured screen edge.
  3. Sometimes the cursor gets stuck on the screen border and does not switch to PC B.
  4. If I left-click on the desktop while moving the cursor toward PC B, the switch works.
  5. Switching from PC B to PC A using the mouse connected to PC B always works normally.
✔️ Expected Behavior

The mouse should seamlessly move from PC A to PC B when reaching the configured screen edge, without requiring any additional click or interaction.

❌ Actual Behavior

The cursor intermittently gets stuck on the screen edge when moving from PC A to PC B.
To make it switch, I must left-click on the desktop while moving the cursor.

Upload Bug Report ZIP-file

PowerToysReport_2026-03-24-01-25-53.zip

Additional Information

No fullscreen applications are running.
PowerToys is running as Administrator.
Mouse Without Borders service is installed.
The issue is intermittent (sometimes it works normally, sometimes not).
Keeping a PowerToys window in the foreground on one PC sometimes helps, but not consistently

OS: Windows 11 Pro 25H2
System Language: FR-BE
Uploaded Report are from main PC (PC A)

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Research direction

Start with the Mouse Without Borders implementation and use the reproduction steps to investigate edge switching from PC A to PC B. Review the attached PowerToys report for diagnostics; done means the cursor switches reliably at the configured screen edge without requiring a desktop click, while the existing reverse direction remains working.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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