Connecting and disconnecting PCs with Mouse without Borders installed is as easy as clicking the checkbox.Ĭertain situations, like Remote Desktop windows or other virtual machines, may confuse the app, the developer notes. Note that you can also re-initiate the setup experience. Here, you can generate a new passkey, align your PCs, and more. The main screen of Mouse without Borders. Again, to be clear-Mouse without Borders works with mice and keyboards. You can even do tricks like lock all of the PCs at once, simultaneously, or virtualize a keyboard-video-mouse setup, so that your mouse and keyboard input are duplicated exactly across multiple PCs. It was easy to cut and paste text from one PC to the other, and copy files up to 100MB in size-right now, 100MB is a hard limit, unfortunately. Once connected, I found that my mouse cursor zipped from one PC to the other, with surprisingly little lag. We used this image to illustrate Logitech’s Flow software, but it applies here as well: Mouse without Borders allows you to bring in multiple PCs into one shared workspace. (ZoneAlarm, another popular firewall, allowed Mouse with Borders to work, though the mouse moved very slowly.) To be fair, I had the same wireless troubles with Logitech’s Flow, too. I found that turning off Windows Defender, enabling Mouse without Borders, then re-enabling Defender worked well. Your firewall may negatively affect how well Mouse without Borders works. (Though it’s not essential, you may want to change the PC name within Settings > System > About to rename it something intuitive, rather than just a collection of letters.) Doing so reveals the name of the PC you’re working on, as well as an encryption code. Even though you’ve probably downloaded the utility to two PCs at about the same time, you’ll need to pick one of these PCs and select No. When Mouse without Borders first loads, the app will ask you if you’ve downloaded it on any other machine. Obviously, you’ll need to download and install the app on more than one PC. The author, Truong Do, recommends that both PCs be connected via ethernet, though wireless worked acceptably in some cases. Up to four PCs on the same network can share the same mouse and keyboard. But it’s a live app, whose most recent update was released in January.įirst, you’ll need the Windows without Borders app itself, which runs on everything from Windows 7 and above.
You’ll need to enter encryption keys manually, tweak options, and so on. Setup: Still rough around the edgesĮven several years after its debut, the 1.3MB Mouse without Borders app feels like a throwback to Win32 utilities of old, rather than the more polished UWP apps Microsoft is promoting within Windows 10.
But how you answer this question will differ. You’ll see this screen more than once, as you need to download Mouse without Borders on multiple PCs. While we still stand behind those reviews, Mouse without Borders serves to highlight that Flow isn’t as exclusive as you might think. ShareMouse uses your existing gear, thus minimizes the incremental risk of failure.To be honest, Logitech’s Flow also factored into our endorsement of Logitech’s Craft keyboard and MX Master 2S mouse. Reliability - Each cable or connection increases the risk of failure.ShareMouse works with any mouse and keyboard (as it is connected to the computer that provides compatibility). Compatibility - Hardware mouse and keyboard switches sometimes have compatibility problems with certain keyboard and mouse brands.Efficiency - ShareMouse does not need any power supply and makes efficient use of your existing gear.That's it! Not even a keypress is required. Ease of Use - Using ShareMouse does not take you more than dragging the mouse.ShareMouse, however, supports up to nine computers. Scaleability - Hardware switches always support a specific maximum number of computers only.No Clutter - No need of a bulky switch box and messy cabling.Wireless Connection - The mouse and keyboard input is transmitted over your existing network connection, even wirelessly.Productivity - You get instant access to any computer on your desk with a swipe of the mouse cursor.Comfort - You can remote control all your computers without leaving your seat or switching input devices.One mouse/keyboard can control all your PCs. No more Mouse/Keyboard Juggling - Free up your desktop from multiple input devices.If you have two (or more) computers on your desk, ShareMouse is 'a must'…