Mouse pointer sticks on the edge when moving between multiple monitors

n Windows 8.1 Update 1, if you have multiple monitors, you may have observed a strange behavior of the mouse pointer. When you try to move the mouse pointer across to the other monitor, it sticks at the edge of the screen. If you move the mouse pointer fast, it goes over successfully to the other display. This is a not a bug, it’s a feature. Let’s see how to fix it.

This sticking of the mouse cursor on the right edge of monitor 1 and the left edge of monitor 2 (shared edge) is a feature to make the charms bar and scroll bars easier to use. Luckily you can disable it.

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    1. Open Registry Editor
    2. Go to the following key:
      HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop
    3. Look for a DWORD value called MouseMonitorEscapeSpeed. If that value does not exist, then create it. Change its value data to 1.
      MouseMonitorEscapeSpeed
    4. Repeat steps #2 and #3 for
      HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell\EdgeUI
    5. Now restart the Explorer.exe shell or restart Windows.

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