---
languages:
- csharp
products:
- windows-wpf
page_type: sample
name: "Capture and Uncapture the Mouse"
---
# Capture and Uncapture the Mouse
The follow sample demonstrates how to make an object capture and uncapture the mouse and how this affects mouse related events from other objects in the application.

When an object captures the mouse, all mouse related events are treated as if the object with mouse capture perform the event, even if the mouse pointer is over another object.

## Build the sample
The easiest way to use these samples without using Git is to download the zip file containing the current version (using the link below or by clicking the "Download ZIP" button on the [repo](https://github.com/microsoft/WPF-Samples?tab=readme-ov-file) page). You can then unzip the entire archive and use the samples in [Visual Studio 2022](https://www.visualstudio.com/wpf-vs).

[Download the samples ZIP](../../archive/main.zip)

### Deploying the sample
- Select Build > Deploy Solution. 

### Deploying and running the sample
- To debug the sample and then run it, press F5 or select Debug >  Start Debugging. To run the sample without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or selectDebug > Start Without Debugging. 


