Cursor won't move but remote is paired?

[ShinySunrise]

I am attempting to set up the skip one remote on an older win10 laptop so that I can use said laptop as a media hub kinda thing- for watching like youtube in browser as well as other applications. I am having a lot of trouble finding tutorials for what I need to do, essentially, I got the remote to work with like the volume keys, but I am not sure how to get it to control the cursor? For example, how if you aim the remote at your TV and it has a little cursor, or how like a WII mote controls a cursor?

For context, I have both the FLIRC USB and the skip one remote, I am programing the remote on my newer laptop as it has type C + USB inputs and then trying to put the FLIRC USB back on the older win10 laptop, and it registers the inputs but it won't move the cursor? We also have a magic remote but that's for the TV we currently use- I am not sure if also the model type is correct for what I am doing? I choose Media Center PC > PC > FLIRC > and then I'm not sure about the brand?

Any help or suggestions are appreciated- thanks!

[joshuacwnewton]

Wiimotes (and so called "air mouse" remotes) use a different communication technology than the Skip 1s remote:

> The Wii Remote also has a PixArt optical sensor that allows it to determine where it is pointing.^[45] Unlike a light gun that senses light from a television screen, the Wii Remote senses light from the console's Sensor Bar (RVL-014), which allows consistent usage not influenced by the screen used. The Sensor Bar is about 24 cm (9.4 in) long and has ten infrared LEDs, five at each end of the bar.

On the other hand, the Skip 1s and Flirc USB use the same sensor technology as any other remote: On the Skip 1s, if you press a button, an IR signal is sent. On the Flirc USB, the IR receiver takes in the signal, and a keyboard press is simulated. The Flirc USB only simulates a keyboard, not a mouse (source).

You could maybe simulate mouse movement using keyboard presses, as described in this older forum post:

Edited November 22 by joshuacwnewton