Microsoft revives the Surface Mouse with haptics, Copilot button, and Bluetooth 6.0

The useful part

News Gadgets Tech Microsoft's new Surface Mouse has haptic feedback and a customizable action button The $79.99 Surface Mouse will start shipping on October 13th. Microsoft Tom Warren is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is launching a second generation of its Surface Mouse next month that includes haptic feedback support.

How it works

• Logitech's MX Master 4 has haptic feedback, and its Pro X2 Superstrike (and today's new X3) includes a haptic-based clicks system that doesn't support the Windows 11 haptic feedback.
• "Its haptic feedback adds a small, purposeful physical response to the moment you usually only see on a screen: a click registering, a window snapping into place or an object aligning just right," says...
• "It is subtle by design, but noticeable within seconds — and hard to give up once you have it." The haptic feedback works with things like clicks, drags, and alignment throughout Windows 11, but the tactile...
• Microsoft added support for haptic feedback in Windows 11 earlier this year, and so far it's mainly Microsoft and Logitech that are supporting it with dedicated hardware.
• After originally launching the Surface Mouse in 2016 and not updating it since, Microsoft has now redesigned it to be more comfortable for all-day use, with a soft-touch material at the top.

What to take from it

Thanks to Bluetooth 6.0 support, you can now also pair it with up to three devices. The new Surface Mouse will be available on October 13th, the same day Microsoft launches its refreshed Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch devices. It will be priced at $79.99, and available in black and platinum color options.

Details worth keeping

The $79.99 Surface Mouse will start shipping on October 13th. by Tom Warren Sep 23, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC Image: The upcoming Surface Laptop Ultra also has a haptic trackpad.

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