# mouse settings

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/mouse-settings/26820>\
**Category:** Chatting over the Back Fence\
**Created:** [March 13, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/mouse-settings/26820 "2015-03-13T22:51:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/mouse-settings/26820/1 "2015-03-13T22:51:29Z")

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One annoyance I’ve noticed in windows 8.1 is this. When I close any  
window, the mouse pointer will auto center on whatever other window was  
the last active and make it the active window.

Is there any way to turn this off? I’d much rather have the mouse  
pointer where I left it when I closed out the last active window.

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Stevo

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/mouse-settings/26820/2 "2015-03-13T23:20:39Z")

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To clarify, this only seems to happen when I close a window with the  
mouse.

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Stevo

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**Author:** ![kgroneman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f1d935/32.png) [@kgroneman](https://forums.suse.com/u/kgroneman)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/mouse-settings/26820/3 "2015-03-16T18:24:45Z")

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Sorry. I’m no help. I upgraded from 8.1 to 7 when I determined 8.x  
couldn’t handle all the myriad of USB drives I constantly use.

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Kim - 3/16/2015 10:23:38 AM

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/mouse-settings/26820/4 "2015-03-16T19:34:42Z")

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This article also pertains to Windos 8. Could this be what’s  
happening?  
[http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/select-a-window-by-mouse-hover-in-windows-7/](http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/select-a-window-by-mouse-hover-in-windows-7/)

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**Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/mouse-settings/26820/5 "2015-03-17T20:35:34Z")

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Stevo wrote:  
[color=blue]

> To clarify, this only seems to happen when I close a window with the  
> mouse.[/color]

This isn’t enabled is it?

Control Panel → Mouse → Pointer Options → Automatically move pointer  
to the default button in a dialog box

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**Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/mouse-settings/26820/6 "2015-03-24T15:37:41Z")

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Scott Campbell sounds like they ‘said’:  
[color=blue]

> This isn’t enabled is it?
> 
> Control Panel → Mouse → Pointer Options → Automatically move  
> pointer to the default button in a dialog box[/color]

So my response to Scott’s comment is…

Nope, that is not enabled.

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Stevo

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**Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/mouse-settings/26820/7 "2015-03-24T18:21:44Z")

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Susan sounds like they ‘said’:  
[color=blue]

> This article also pertains to Windos 8. Could this be what’s  
> happening?  
> [/color]  
> [http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/select-a-window-by-mouse-hover-in-windows-7/](http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/select-a-window-by-mouse-hover-in-windows-7/)

So my response to Susan’s comment is…

Don’t believe so as that option is not selected.

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Stevo