Windows 10: Change cursor

I would like to change my cursor. I have done it before (years ago) & cannot remember how I did it. I am 78 years old so memory (and other things) are not working as well as in the past. Please help. Thank you.

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CANT CHANGE MOUSE CURSOR

Hi Stan,

We suggest that you try the steps provided by Syed Abdul Jabbar on this
link on how to change the mouse cursor in Windows 10.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Change Text Cursor Indicator Size in Windows 10

How to Change Text Cursor Indicator Size in Windows 10


The cursor is that blinking line at the end of what you are typing in Windows.

Have you ever had an issue finding the text cursor in the middle of a large amount of text, during a presentation, or on the screen in an educational setting?

Starting with color easy for you to see. Or, personalize the color of your text cursor indicator to your personal preference.

Known issues

• Text cursor indicator color and size might not persist when you sign in. To work around that, simply turn off and turn on the Use text cursor indicator setting again.
• Occasionally, you might see that the text cursor indicator stay on the screen or reappear after the app has been closed or the page contents have scrolled away.

Starting with Windows 10 build 18956, changes to the text cursor indicator can now be viewed on the fly in a new preview pane when changing the size or color in the Text cursor page in Ease of Access.

This tutorial will show you how to change the text cursor indicator size to be smaller or larger for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Change Text Cursor Indicator Size in Settings
• Option Two: Change Text Cursor Indicator Size using a REG file

EXAMPLE: Text cursor indicator sizes 1 (small) to 5 (large)




















OPTION ONE

Change Text Cursor Indicator Size in Settings
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Ease of Access icon.

2. Click/tap on Text cursor on the left side, and adjust the Change text cursor indicator size slider to the size 1 (small) to 5 (large) you want under the Use text cursor indicator section on the right side. (see screenshot below)

3. When finished, you can close Settings if you like.












OPTION TWO

Change Text Cursor Indicator Size using a REG file
*note The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Accessibility\CursorIndicator

IndicatorType DWORD

1 = Size 1 (small)
2 = Size 2
3 = Size 3
4 = Size 4
5 = Size 5 (large)
1. Do step 2 (size 1), step 3 (size 2), step 4 (size 3), step 5 (size 4), or step 6 (size 5) below for the size you want.


2. To Change Text Cursor Indicator Size to 1
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.

Change_text_cursor_indicator_size_to_1.reg





3. To Change Text Cursor Indicator Size to 2
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.

Change_text_cursor_indicator_size_to_2.reg





4. To Change Text Cursor Indicator Size to 3
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.

Change_text_cursor_indicator_size_to_3.reg





5. To Change Text Cursor Indicator Size to 4
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.

Change_text_cursor_indicator_size_to_4.reg





6. To Change Text Cursor Indicator Size to 5
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.

Change_text_cursor_indicator_size_to_5.reg




7. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

8. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

9. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

10. If you like, you can now delete the downloaded .reg file.

That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Turn On or Off Text Cursor Indicator in Windows 10
• How to Change Text Cursor Indicator Color in Windows 10
• How to Change Text Cursor Blink Rate in Windows
• How to Change Text Cursor Thickness in Windows 10

 

cursor dissappeared

Thank you both for your prompt replies, I tried all steps listed, some I had tries previously but I still tried them again, but still no cursor.

Do you have any other suggestions?