Can I Replace Microsoft 5000 Mouse with Any Wireless Mouse

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My wireless mouse is now very worn and the rubber on the wheel has disintegrated. Will any wireless mouse work with the USB receiver or does it need to be the same model?
 
I believe they come with a usb receiver, which will be synced to the specific mouse. though they do have a way to resync. so you could try to sync the new mouse to the old dongle... but probably easier to just use the new dongle.
As an example I have 2 identical wireless keyboard touchpad things that i use with my HTPCs, and they each only work with their specific usb dongle

Though worth noting that bluetooth is a separate thing, so if you get a bluetooth mouse, you need to check if your PC has bluetooth already. Most laptops from at least the last decade will. But its not guaranteed that a desktop will have it built in.
 
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