Control the Mouse "Snap To" Feature (All Windows)

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Control the Mouse "Snap To" Feature (All Windows)
Category: Home > Hardware > Mice and Keyboards

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When enabled, this setting causes the mouse pointer to snap-to the default button of the active application window.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called 'SnapToDefaultButton' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


		SnapToDefaultButton	REG_SZ	"1"


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse]
Name: SnapToDefaultButton
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: March 21, 2002

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