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Set up focus follows mouse on Windows 10
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  1. Navigate to Control Panel > Ease of Access > Ease of Access Center > Make the mouse easier to use
  2. Check "Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse" and hit OK
  3. In the registry editor, navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
  4. Update ActiveWndTrkTimeout to 300
  5. Update UserPreferencesMask by subtracting 40 bits from the first hex value e.g. DF -> 9F
  6. Log out and log back in

Source: https://winaero.com/enable-xmouse-window-tracking-windows-10/

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