Windows 10: Change Mouse Pointers in Windows 10

How to: Change Mouse Pointers and Change Pointer Color and Size in Windows 10

How to Change Mouse Pointers and Change Pointer Color and Size in Windows 10


A mouse pointer or cursor is a graphical image on the PC monitor or other display device. The pointer echoes movements of the pointing device, commonly a mouse, touchpad, or stylus pen, signals the point where actions of the user take place.

Windows uses .ani (animated cursor) and .cur (cursor) files for mouse pointers.

You can change how the mouse pointer looks to help make it easier to use in Windows.

The default mouse pointers and cursors included with Windows are located in the C:\Windows\Cursors folder.

This tutorial will show you how to change pointer size and color, change mouse pointers, and to select, save, and delete pointer schemes for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Change Pointer Size in Settings
• Option Two: To Change Pointer Color in Settings
• Option Three: To Change Pointers in Mouse Properties
• Option Four: To Change Pointers in Registry Editor

OPTION ONE [/i] To Change Pointer Size in Settings
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Ease of Access icon.

2. Click/tap on Cursor & pointer on the left side, and adjust the Change pointer size slider to the size (standard, large, extra large) you want on the right side. (see screenshot below)

*note Starting with Window 10 build 18298, Microsoft introduced new cursor sizes and colors to make Windows easier to see. 11 additional mouse pointer sizes were added.

*note Starting with Window 10 build 18309, there are now 15 pointer sizes available.

*note Starting with Windows 10 build 18945, you will need to click/tap on Mouse pointer on the left side instead.









OPTION TWO [/i] To Change Pointer Color in Settings
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Ease of Access icon.

2. Click/tap on Cursor & pointer on the left side, and click/tap on the the color (standard, black, inverted, custom) you want under Change pointer color you want on the right size. If you select custom color, you can either select from Suggested pointer colors, or click/tap on Pick a custom pointer color to select a custom color you want. (see screenshots below)

*note Starting with Window 10 build 18298, Microsoft introduced new cursor sizes and colors to make Windows easier to see.

*note Starting with Windows 10 build 18945, you will need to click/tap on Mouse pointer on the left side instead.














OPTION THREE [/i] To Change Pointers in Mouse Properties
1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Mouse icon.

2. Click/tap on the Pointers tab, and do step 3, step 4, step 5, and/or step 6 below for what you would like to do.


3. To Select a Pointer Scheme
A) In the Scheme drop down menu, select a default or saved pointer scheme you want to use, and go to step 4 or step 7 below. (see screenshots below)




4. To Customize Pointers
A) Under Customize, select a pointer you want to change. (see screenshots below)

B) Click/tap on Use Default if you want to change the pointer to use the default pointer for it.

C) Click/tap on Browse if you would like to change the pointer to use an unblocked .ani or .cur file of your choice. Navigate to and select the .ani or .cur file, and click/tap on Open.

E) Click/tap on Apply to make the change to see how you like it.

F) Repeat step A if you would like to customize any other pointers.

G) When finished customizing pointers, go to step 5 (save) or step 7 (delete) below.




5. To Save a Pointer Scheme
A) When finished customizing your pointers, click/tap on Save As under Scheme. (see screenshot below)



B) Type a name (ex: "My pointers") you want to save the scheme as, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)




6. To Delete a Saved Pointer Scheme
A) In the Scheme drop down menu, select a saved pointer scheme (ex: "My pointers") you want to delete, and click/tap on Delete. (see screenshot below)



B) Click/tap on Yes to confirm, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)



7. When finished, click/tap on OK to apply and close Mouse Properties.





OPTION FOUR [/i] To Change Pointers in Registry Editor
1. Type regedit in the search box (Windows+S) on your Start menu or taskbar, and press Enter to open Registry Editor.

2. If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.

3. In Registry Editor, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)
*Arrow HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Cursors




4. Do step 5 or step 6 below for what you would like to do.


5. To Select a Pointer Scheme
A) In the right pane of Cursors, double click/tap on the (Default) string value to modify it. (see screenshot below step 3)

B) Type in the name of the pointer scheme in the table below you want to use, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)




[table][tr][td]leave blank for None[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Magnified[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows Black (extra large)[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows Black (large)[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows Black[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows Default (extra large)[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows Default (large)[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows Default[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows Inverted (extra large)[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows Inverted (large)[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows Inverted[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows Standard (extra large)[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows Standard (large)[/td] [/tr] [/table]


6. To Customize Pointers
A) In the right pane of Cursors, double click/tap on the expandable string value of the pointer you want to customize in the table below to modify it. (see screenshot below step 3)

B) Type in the full path of the step 7 below. (see screenshot below)





[table][tr][td]Pointer[/td] [td]Expandable String Value[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Normal Select[/td] [td]Arrow[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Help Select[/td] [td]Help[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Working in Background[/td] [td]AppStarting[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Busy[/td] [td]Wait[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Precision Select[/td] [td]Crosshair[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Text Select[/td] [td]IBeam[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Handwriting[/td] [td]NWPen[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Unavailable[/td] [td]No[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Vertical Resize[/td] [td]SizeNS[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Horizontal Resize[/td] [td]SizeWE[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Diagonal Resize 1[/td] [td]SizeNWSE[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Diagonal Resize 2[/td] [td]SizeNESW[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Move[/td] [td]SizeAll[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Alternate Select[/td] [td]UpArrow[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Link Select[/td] [td]Hand[/td] [/tr] [/table]

7. When finished, close Registry Editor.

8. Either sign out and in of Windows, or restart the computer to apply.

That's it,
Shawn


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Upgraded to Windows 10, from Windows7 Home. Have had no real issues except I want to change the mouse pointer. I make the changes, then apply it, the mouse pointer remains changed for a minute, then reverts to the previous mouse pointer I had when making
the upgrade to Window 10.

Any suggestions?

 

Windows 10 mouse cursors pixellated. Any fixes?

Try How To Change The Mouse Pointer Size And Color In Windows 10.

 

Thank you Horace. I hope it'll help. *Smile

 

Recently I did a nice fresh install of Windows 10 and set up the same set of custom pointers I've been using for a couple of years now. They looked great. When I restarted the scheme went back to the defaults. The "pointers" tab of mouse settings shows my saved scheme as selected but it's not active, and the "apply" button is greyed out. When I click "OK" the scheme is activated. Is there anyway to stop it from changing every time I restart? I never did that before!? Anyone have any ideas?

 

Hello memery, *Smile

After you are finished making changes to your theme, save the theme to see if that may lock it to prevent it from being changed.

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