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basically i want o ad a second monitor to my pc. im going to stretch my window to the new monitor and setting this monitor as another pc, so i want to be able two play on my pc with out people dragging the mouse off my screen so they can do wht ever they want to do. please any ideas

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asked for a second monitor that behaves like a separate PC so two people can use the same tower without one person dragging the other's cursor; pointed toward the core limitation. Windows does not provide two independent onscreen pointers by default, but there are practical ways to get what you want depending on budget, performance needs and how much setup you want to do.

The simplest, most reliable route is a second machine. If buying hardware is off the table, a common workaround is to run a virtual machine (VirtualBox or VMware), give the VM its own keyboard and mouse via USB passthrough, and run the guest OS full‑screen on the second monitor. In VirtualBox enable the USB controller, add filters for the specific mouse/keyboard, install Guest Additions and attach the devices to the VM so the guest handles those inputs exclusively (see the VirtualBox manual). This works well for web/apps; it is poor for high‑end 3D gaming unless you set up GPU passthrough, which is complex.

For a single‑PC multiuser experience look at multiseat solutions (commercial tools such as ASTER/BeTwin/TeamPlayer or Microsoft MultiPoint) or a Linux multiseat setup using X.Org MPX. These assign specific input and video hardware to separate “seats” but often require extra GPUs, licensing and careful configuration. Troubleshooting tips: put the second mouse on its own USB hub, run the VM/hypervisor as admin, enable the hypervisor USB extension packs, and test non‑3D apps first to confirm the input routing before trying games.

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cant be done on windows.

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what if i ran a virtual pc would it be possible to have two seperate mouse pointers.

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Nope

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