You can use two Windows machines at once with a single keyboard and mouse without any special hardware. I had an extra laptop lying around that now connects with the same keyboard and mouse as my PC.

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Microsoft has updated PowerToys with two new tools that help control multiple Windows systems with the same keyboard/mouse and quickly preview various file types. The new PowerToys 0.70 version ...

I am looking to set up a second computer and monitor again and I had used Synergy before to control it. However, Synergy has not been updated for several years. If it still works fine, no big deal, ...