Windows includes a built-in accessibility feature called Mouse Keys that lets you use the numeric keypad to move the pointer, click, double-click, and drag items—no mouse required—and the feature is available in both Windows 10 and Windows 11.
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Mouse Keys is one of Windows’ oldest — and often overlooked — accessibility tools: it lets you use the numeric keypad on your keyboard to move the mouse pointer, click, double‑click, drag and drop, and change the active mouse button without touching a physical mouse. It’s a small feature with...
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