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# Mouse Acceleration

Last Updated: 2024-08-07

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## Description

If Enabled then Cursor movement is affected by the speed of your physical mouse movements.

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    {
      "Content": "Mouse Acceleration",
      "Description": "If Enabled then Cursor movement is affected by the speed of your physical mouse movements.",
      "category": "Customize Preferences",
      "panel": "2",
      "Order": "a107_",
      "Type": "Toggle",
      "link": "https://christitustech.github.io/winutil/dev/tweaks/Customize-Preferences/MouseAcceleration"
    }

## Function: Invoke-WinUtilMouseAcceleration

    Function Invoke-WinUtilMouseAcceleration {
        <#

        .SYNOPSIS
            Enables/Disables Mouse Acceleration

        .PARAMETER DarkMoveEnabled
            Indicates the current Mouse Acceleration State

        #>
        Param($MouseAccelerationEnabled)
        try {
            if ($MouseAccelerationEnabled -eq $false) {
                Write-Host "Enabling Mouse Acceleration"
                $MouseSpeed = 1
                $MouseThreshold1 = 6
                $MouseThreshold2 = 10
            } else {
                Write-Host "Disabling Mouse Acceleration"
                $MouseSpeed = 0
                $MouseThreshold1 = 0
                $MouseThreshold2 = 0

            }

            $Path = "HKCU:\Control Panel\Mouse"
            Set-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name MouseSpeed -Value $MouseSpeed
            Set-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name MouseThreshold1 -Value $MouseThreshold1
            Set-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name MouseThreshold2 -Value $MouseThreshold2
        } catch [System.Security.SecurityException] {
            Write-Warning "Unable to set $Path\$Name to $Value due to a Security Exception"
        } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {
            Write-Warning $psitem.Exception.ErrorRecord
        } catch {
            Write-Warning "Unable to set $Name due to unhandled exception"
            Write-Warning $psitem.Exception.StackTrace
        }
    }

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August 7, 2024