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.

Preview Code

{
  "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://o9-9.github.io/o9/dev/tweaks/Customize-Preferences/MouseAcceleration"
}

Function: Invoke-o9MouseAcceleration

Function Invoke-o9MouseAcceleration {
    <#

    .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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