using 2 mice on 1 pc

[Robin_J]

Hi, so i was wondering if you could run 2 mice on 1 pc seperatly, so they can be both moved differently

Thank you in advance

 

[Windows7ge]

Theoretically...yes? Programmed the right way and maybe with custom or 3rd party software.

Plug'n'play no. (plug both in and expect 2 separate pointers to appear.)

[mikat]

windows doesn't support this afaik

[pugizimo]

5 minutes ago, Robin_J said:

Hi, so i was wondering if you could run 2 mice on 1 pc seperatly, so they can be both moved differently

Thank you in advance

 

Well I know for sure on a laptop if you plug a mouse in, you can use the track pad and mouse separately as in the both work at the same time. But if you literally move the mouse and move your finger across a track pad a the same time they conflict against on another. Is that what you needed to know? If you wanted to use two mice at the same time to show different individual movements, that cant be done

[GreezyJeezy]

23 minutes ago, pugizimo said:

Well I know for sure on a laptop if you plug a mouse in, you can use the track pad and mouse separately as in the both work at the same time. But if you literally move the mouse and move your finger across a track pad a the same time they conflict against on another. Is that what you needed to know? If you wanted to use two mice at the same time to show different individual movements, that cant be done

No, even on a laptop it will still be one curser on the screen, the trackpad and plugged in mouse will control the same curser, there will not be two separate cursors like the OP is asking 

[Kaita]

Just curious , why would you need 2 cursors on a screen

 

[sjoerd108]

Windows does not support this you would have to edit the kernel itself for that. There is some glitchy third party software but it is more a proof of concept rather than good working software.

[GamerGuyEbby]

Yes, but Windows will treat them as one mouse.

[WkdPaul]

23 hours ago, GreezyJeezy said:

No, even on a laptop it will still be one curser on the screen, the trackpad and plugged in mouse will control the same curser, there will not be two separate cursors like the OP is asking 

and that's EXACTLY what the user you quoted was saying...

[WkdPaul]

On 5/31/2016 at 10:46 AM, Robin_J said:

Hi, so i was wondering if you could run 2 mice on 1 pc seperatly, so they can be both moved differently

Thank you in advance

 

Haven't tried it but here it is;

 

https://pluralinput.com/

[GreezyJeezy]

39 minutes ago, wkdpaul said:

and that's EXACTLY what the user you quoted was saying.

[GreezyJeezy]

36 minutes ago, wkdpaul said:

Haven't tried it but here it is;

 

https://pluralinput.com/

$20 I bet you can find a free one on github