microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
MouseWithoutBorders settings.json being read by another program
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.100.0
### Installation method
Microsoft Store
### Area(s) with issue?
Mouse Without Borders
### Steps to reproduce
Run PowerToys, enable MouseWithoutBorders. Let it run for minimum of 30 minutes, open Event Viewer. Looks under Windows Logs, Applications.
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
Error not to be present.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
_No response_
### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
[PowerToysReport_2026-06-17-20-30-05.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29074445/PowerToysReport_2026-06-17-20-30-05.zip)
### Additional Information
_No response_
### Other Software
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reviewing the Event Viewer entry and the attached PowerToys report ZIP, then inspect Mouse Without Borders handling of settings.json. Done means identifying why another program is reported as reading the file and confirming that the error no longer appears after running the utility for at least 30 minutes.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100