Windows 10: Turn On or Off Snap Pointer To Default Button in Windows 10

How to: Turn On or Off Snap Pointer To Default Button in Windows 10

How to Turn On or Off Snap Pointer To Default Button in Windows 10


The Snap To pointer option in Windows will automatically move the pointer to the default button in a dialog box when one opens to make it easier to select.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the pointer Snap To default button option for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Turn On or Off Pointer Snap To Default Button in Mouse Properties
• Option Two: To Turn On or Off Pointer Snap To Default Button using a REG file

OPTION ONE [/i] To Turn On or Off Pointer Snap To Default Button in Mouse Properties
1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Mouse icon.

2. Click/tap on the Pointer Options tab, check or uncheck (default) the Automatucally move pointer to the default button in a dialog box box under Snap To for what you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)








OPTION TWO [/i] To Turn On or Off Pointer Snap To Default Button using a REG file

*note The downloadable .reg files below will modify the string value in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse

SnapToDefaultButton String Value

0 = Off
1 = On


1. Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you want to set.


2. To Turn On Pointer Snap To Default Button
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_On_Pointer_Snap_To_default_button.reg

Download

3. To Turn Off Pointer Snap To Default Button
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_Off_Pointer_Snap_To_default_button.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. restart the computer to apply.

8. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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Mouse Settings Reset Button

Hi Rykel, It seems Microsoft does not provide a button for resetting all your mouse Settings

The best I can provide is a list of the Default mouse settings in Windows 10:

Primary Button: Left

Mouse Wheel Scrolls: Multiple lines at a time (as opposed to a screen at a time)

How many lines to scroll: 3

Inactive window scroll: On

Buttons

Configuration: Right-handed

Double Click Speed: 5th notch from the right

Click Lock: Off

Pointers

Scheme: None

Enable pointer shadow: Off

Pointer Options

Pointer Speed: Center of Slider

Enhance pointer precision: On

Snap To: Off

Display pointer trails: Off

Hide pointer while typing: On

Show pointer location on CTRL: Off

 

Windows explorer not remembering window position

Thank you, this worked for me.

I don't know why the Snap options were even on but turning them off fixes the issue with windows defaulting to their default size.

 

Hello @Funjunkie6, *Smile

What model number is the mouse?

If you installed any software for the mouse, then check to see if it may have its own settings overriding this one.

 

Hi Brink,
i did not install any mouse software.
model no: 1000
P/N: X821902-001

 

In that case, you might see if installing the drivers for the mouse from Microsoft below may help.

https://www.microsoft.com/accessorie...ess-mouse-1000

 

Thanks Brink, but the 'snap-to' feature still does not work.
i also chk'd the registry entry and it's set to 'snap-to'

 

I suppose it's possible if your mouse sensitivity is set high, the slightest movement may prevent the "snap to" affect.

 

Hello All,
fixed my issue.

 

@Funjunkie6: How did you fix it?