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Add CursorBrake to Mouse utilities and Group Policy - #5812

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** WAITING FOR FEATURE TO SHIP **

Documents CursorBrake as implemented in microsoft/PowerToys#51403.

Summary

  • mouse-utilities.md: add a CursorBrake section before CursorWrap, in the page's alphabetical order, with an overview, an animated image and the settings table.
  • mouse-utilities.md: move the CursorWrap image below the CursorWrap overview, as Find My Mouse has it, so it does not trail the new section.
  • grouppolicy.md: add the ConfigureEnabledUtilityCursorBrake row before CursorWrap.
  • Add images/mouse-utilities/cursorbrake.gif (1600x900, 910 KB).

The earlier draft described three friction modes that PowerToys does not ship. This version replaces it. Setting names and choices match the PowerToys Settings page.

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@microsoft-github-policy-service agree

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Just FYI this is a draft for now. Still fleshing out the PowerToys code on my fork. Thanks!

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Great addition — well-structured documentation for the new CursorBrake PowerToys feature. Table format and setting descriptions are clear. Approved.

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Great addition — well-structured documentation for the new CursorBrake PowerToys feature. Table format and setting descriptions are clear. Approved.

Thanks! I have this as a draft right now. I haven't gotten around to finishing the actual PR for the PowerToys repo.

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@copilot resolve the merge conflicts in this pull request

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Reviewed ✅ — Documentation improvement looks good.

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John Kennedy (@GrantMeStrength) This feature is not in the product (yet). Therefore it should NOT be merged.

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