Switch KB+M control between computers while keeping the Primary display

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Alright, hopefully you made it past my awkward title.

So, seamless mode is cool but I have two monitors connected to my Secondary PC to either side of my Primary PC monitor.  What I am looking to do is press a hot key to simply switch control of the Mouse and Keyboard to the secondary PC without changing the Primary Monitors display.

I am a gamer and a streamer.  I stream from my primary PC into my secondary streaming PC to do all the GPU/CPU intensive encoding and outputing so it doesn't interfere with my in-game performance.  I have been using a secondary keyboard and mouse which is super annoying.  Before I seal the deal on this purchase with multiplicity (I am currently in Trial), I want to be able to press a hotkey, and just make my mouse control only the secondary PC's.  I don't want any interaction between my primary and secondary PC.  

Seamless mode doesn't work for me in multiple situations, my two secondary PC monitors are to either side of my Primary PC monitor so I have to move my mouse across a few screens to get it back and forth in the places I want, not to mention I will have to alt-tab from my game on my primary screen to do that.  Which I do not want to do.

I just want to relinquish mouse and keyboard control to the secondary PC with a keypress, not switch my monitor to the secondary screen, type or surf or do whatever I want on the secondary monitor, then press another hotkey to return to my mouse and keyboard only controlling the primary computers PC.

Is that possible?

multiplicity
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Also the reason why this is a huge deal breaker is because if I am trying to FPS game in seamless mode, if I turn my character in left or right directions using the mouse and keyboard I drag my mouse off the primary display and onto secondary displays which stops all input on the primary PC.  

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

I have forwarded your report to the Stardock support team for their review and recommendations.

Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates.

We really do appreciate your feedback, thanks.

 

AzDude
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Mouse without borders does exactly what I want and it's free.  By disabling "Easy Mouse" I can just swap between the two PC's and use the mouse on them separately.  The only issue it has is that if I am in a full screen application (Video game), it will minimize the video game while I am moving the mouse on the second monitor.  If somehow Multiplicity has solved this problem hidden in some random settings then you have my money.