Mouse And Keyboard Center
Reyna Boyenga
as part of a recent windows update, the irritating and intrusive intellipoint microsoft mouse software now seems to have been replaced by the even more irritating and intrusive "microsoft mouse and keyboard center[sic]"
I am left handed and need to switch the left and right mouse buttons round. the option to do this has disappeared from the mouse control panel, to be replaced by a link which opens up said mouse and keyboard center. this in turn is a window which allows me to change settings on the keyboard but does not have any way to control mouse settings
If you have installed the Mouse and Keyboard Center software and are unable to locate and configure your device, check the following lists of devices to confirm which software supports your device. The name of your device is displayed on the underside.
Let us pause and discover the world of productivity and convenience that Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center offers. This app lets you customize and optimize your Microsoft mouse and keyboard for a smooth user experience. How do you access this tool? Quite straightforward!
Note: Depending on your device model, some features may be exclusive to certain products. No matter a basic mouse or advanced gaming keyboard, the Mouse and Keyboard Center has tools to enhance productivity and tailor your device.
The world of tech just got better! Accessing the Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center can give you a great experience with your peripherals. Check out this guide to learn how to access the center and unlock a whole new level of customizability.
This center has an awesome feature. You can assign commands or actions to a key combination. This makes navigating tasks more efficient. You can also adjust your pointer speed and customize button actions for each device.
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What is Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center? Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center is an application that helps you configure your Microsoft keyboard and mouse. It supports Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7. The application is free.
Arc Mouse, Arc Touch Bluetooth Mouse, Arc Touch Mouse, Basic Optical Mouse v2.0, Basic Optical Mouse, Bluetooth Mouse, Bluetooth Ergonomic Mouse, Bluetooth Mobile Mouse 3600, Classic IntelliMouse, Comfort Mouse 3000, Comfort Mouse 4500, Comfort Mouse 6000, Ergonomic Mouse, Explorer Mini Mouse, Explorer Mouse, Explorer Touch Mouse, Express Mouse, IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0, Modern Mobile Mouse, Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 7000, Ocean Plastic Mouse;
All-in-One Media Keyboard, Bluetooth Keyboard, Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000, Designer Compact Keyboard, Digital Media Keyboard 3000, Ergonomic Keyboard, Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop, Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard, SideWinder X4 Keyboard, SideWinder X6 Keyboard, Wired Keyboard 400;
Microsoft released an ARM64 version of its Mouse & Keyboard Center utility for Windows 10 on January 15. The latest version of the software, which appears to have been released in October 2019, also introduced support for additional hardware.
Mouse & Keyboard Center does about what you'd expect. As per Microsoft's support article, the utility "helps you make the most out of your Microsoft keyboard and mouse" and "helps you personalize and customize how you work on your PC."
The company previously offered 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Mouse & Keyboard Center for x86 systems. The update released on January 15 includes a version of the software made specifically for systems running Windows 10 on PCs with Arm processors.
An older support article claims to list all of Mouse & Keyboard Center's supported hardware but doesn't mention the "Surface Pro X and other Windows 10 Arm-based PCs," likely because it hasn't been updated since November 2019.
Think of the Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center as advanced settings for some Microsoft-branded peripherals. It's a classic Windows app that comes in 32- and 64-bit versions (most of you will opt for 64-bit).
Unfortunately, if you are running Windows 10 S like on the new Surface Laptop, you cannot download and install this Microsoft app. As to when Microsoft decides to port it over to Windows 10 natively, or, use the Desktop Bridge to put it in the Windows Store is unclear.
In Windows 10 users can find many of the mouse options under Settings > Devices > Mouse. These settings include primary button assignment, how many lines to scroll, and how the mouse wheel scrolls.
After running the install for the Mouse and Keyboard Center, the app should automatically recognize a supported mouse or keyboard. Interestingly, the new Surface Ergonomic Keyboard is not yet supported, but the older Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard does work.
There is also a UWP version the Windows Store, but it does not yet support the new Surface Arc Mouse, but it does support the older Arc Touch Bluetooth Mouse and Arc Touch Mouse SE making it less interesting (or useful).
If you are working in a program that doesn't support scrolling for anything less than a full line at a time, scrolling won't function properly. It may scroll too quickly, barely scroll, or lurch forward while you are scrolling.You can resolve this by selecting the program from a list that alerts Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center to modify the scrolling instructions for that program so that it sends only full lines of scrolling. If your program is not on the list, you can add it.
Regarding the older Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse SE, one of the biggest issues people had with that peripheral is the simulated scroll wheel via the touch strip. The Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse SE makes noise and even vibrates a little when scrolling and some people just do not care for it. Using the Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center, you can control the volume/vibration of that feature or disable it altogether.
While there is no three-finger tap for the Arc Touch Mouse SE, there is a middle tap for the touch strip that does the same thing. Users can opt to enable Windows Start, Open Action Center, Open Cortana, and much more found under "view all commands."
Overall, the Mouse and Keyboard Center is one of those hard to find apps you may never know about but is hard to live without once you do. Just adding the three-finger tap function to the new Surface Arc Mouse can dramatically change what you think of it. Likewise, for those scrolling features and options.
It would be good for Microsoft to get the Mouse and Keyboard Center into the Windows Store at some point, or at least prompt users to download the app once a compatible device is paired. Even better would be to build these features into Windows 10 itself, but all good things take time.
As pointed out in comments, there is the UWP app Arc Touch Bluetooth Mouse , but it only supports the older Arc Touch Bluetooth Mouse and Arc Touch Mouse SE peripherals and not the newer Surface Arc Mouse (2017) yet.
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Potential Bug:
Open the Microsoft mouse and keyboard center, go to App Specific settings, add Starcraft II .exe and remap the left and right mouse buttons to be the opposite way around (say) to the desktop. For clarity, do the same with the Battle.net login exe as well. Close Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center. Then, observing which buttons are doing what, open Battle.net and interact with the interface using the mouse: use it to launch Starcraft II, and when this loads, again, navigate the menus etc using the mouse.
The above is of particular health concern for those who have already configured their desks as best as possible to prevent RSI, but attempt to reduce the risk of injury further by alternating handedness between rapid/heavy mousework tasks (like Starcraft II) and more mundane desktop tasks.
If you open a program by using the Run as administrator command, you will not have access to application-specific mouse button settings. Instead, the mouse will use the global mouse button assignments. To enable application-specific mouse button settings, open the application without administrator credentials, or log on to Windows as an administrator.
I can confirm that this was my problem. I have no idea how I had Chrome running as an administrator, but apparently I did. My only guess is that I happened to start the it via another program (i.e. from open-link-in-browser), and that other program was run-as-admin, and the setting carried over.
Your problem suggests that SC2 is run-as-admin but Battle.net is not. No idea why or how that would be the case.