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Home»Hardware»Peripherals»Mouse Won’t Go to Other Screen – Why & How to Fix it

Mouse Won’t Go to Other Screen – Why & How to Fix it

BibekBy BibekJuly 3, 2022
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Usually, a single monitor is adequate for general PC usage. However, professionals and productivity users might require multiple display setup to maximize their workspace. Also, even a regular user might want dual displays set up if their system supports it, simply because it makes multitasking easier.

Once you’ve set up your multiple monitors, you will find your desktop spread across them all, and you will effectively have a larger screen. Although it might be a little disorienting to use at first to some people, worry not, for your method of handling the GUI won’t have changed. 

You can still use your mouse cursor to navigate and interact with files, folders, and shortcuts. Only, you find you cannot drag the cursor across to the other screen! What gives??

We have some helpful suggestions in this article to assist you with your mouse movement across multiple screens. For the sake of simplicity, we’ll assume you have a dual monitor setup, but the suggestions should also work for other multi-display setups.

Table of Contents

  • Why Is My Mouse Stuck in One Screen?
  • How Do I Fix My Mouse Stuck in One Screen?
    • Reconnect the Displays
    • Make Sure That the Displays Are Set to Extend
    • Check Display Alignment
    • Set Both Displays to the Same Resolution
    • Check if a Third Party Application Has Locked Your Other Display
  • Why Won’t My Mouse Move to the Second Monitor on My Mac?

Why Is My Mouse Stuck in One Screen?

When you find your mouse stuck in one screen, usually at the edge or on a corner, the usual suspects are one of the following:
  • Mismatched display alignment.
  • Mismatched resolution between displays.
  • Incorrect display setting.
  • Faulty connection of display.

How Do I Fix My Mouse Stuck in One Screen?

Since display and cursor movement are not tied to each other, if they are working well independently, you can be assured that there is nothing fundamentally broken with your system. Thus, the fixes should be relatively easy.

There are some pretty straightforward solutions that you can check for and apply, that we have listed below.

Reconnect the Displays

ConnectDisplay

The first thing you should check is the connection of displays. If a connection is not made properly, it is possible that windows will show the display on the monitor, but it won’t actually be functioning.

Make Sure That the Displays Are Set to Extend

Windows lets you set up your displays to either extend or duplicate your displays. If you have your displays set up to duplicate, then you will have the exact same thing displayed on both screens, including the mouse cursor.

In this case, when the mouse cursor is at the edge of one screen, it is also at the edge of the other screen and you won’t see it move over from one screen to the other.

Check if this is the case, and if it is, then set the multiple display mode to extend instead.

  1. Press Win + P to launch Project settings.
  2. From the menu options, select Extend.
    extended-display

Check Display Alignment

When you set up multiple displays, Windows will number them and set them up in a default orientation based upon the ports you used to connect those displays. For example, if you have two monitors, Windows will identify them as Display 1 and Display 2. Display 1 by default is located to the left of display 2. 

However, Windows will have no idea where you set them up physically. It’s up to you to set those up correctly. 

To check the orientation and set them up properly, please follow the steps below:

  1. Press Win + I to launch Settings.
  2. Navigate to System > Display. 
  3. Select Multiple Displays and click on Identify.
    MultiDisplay Identify
  4. Windows will flash numbers 1 and 2 consecutively on your monitors, watch and keep note
  5. Check if the orientation displayed on settings matches with the numbers flashed on the screen. Otherwise, you can click and drag on them to match the physical orientation of the monitors.
    MultiDisplay Arrange
Note: Even if the left and right monitors are correctly set to the left and right in display settings, the mouse will still not go to the other display if one is located diagonally across from the other. Make sure that this is not the case either when you check for arrangement of monitors within display settings.

Set Both Displays to the Same Resolution

If the monitors in your dual monitor setup are running at different resolutions, then sometimes your mouse cursor can hit an invisible wall. This can happen when your mouse cursor goes into the corner of the display with a larger resolution in a setup with mismatched resolutions. Thus, it is best practice to use displays of the same size and resolution for multiple display setups.

Bring your mouse cursor towards the middle of the edge and try to move it to the other screen.

Check if a Third Party Application Has Locked Your Other Display

There are third-party applications available that help you configure your multiple monitor setup. They will let you change the orientation and order of your setup. They can also help you change or set your displays’ resolutions and wallpapers.

Some might have a feature that disables cursor movement between your displays. If this is the case, then your workspace will be displayed but you will not be able to navigate to access the locked screen.

Check if this is the case, and if it is, then disable that feature from within the third-party application.

Why Won’t My Mouse Move to the Second Monitor on My Mac?

If your mouse cursor is not moving to the second monitor, check if the orientation of the monitors is set up correctly.

  1. Go to System Preferences > Display > Arrangement.
  2. Make sure that the Mirror Displays box is unchecked.
  3. Drag and drop the screens to match their physical orientation.
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Bibek

I'm a tech writer, an engineer, and a beginner/cell phone photographer. I love riding motorcycles. I have a love/hate relationship with Dota 2. I like traveling and trying out new food. I also love MCU. Yep, I'm a nerdy person who has gone mainstream.

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