Windows 10: Cursor Customization

I downloaded a custom cursor pack and have the folder of these in my download folder. Whenever I restart my laptop, however, the cursor resets to the default options. When I open the cursor dialogue box, it still has my custom cursors and selecting ok puts them back on.

Is there a way to keep my cursor from changing back to the default?

:)

 

Custom Cursors


White dotted spinners for the Default Windows cursors (working and busy)
dotted-spinner-white.zip

Previews:













*jagged edges are due to GIF image compression, the actual cursors are smoother.

How to install:
Extract/place the cursor files from zip in the cursor folder (usually C:\Windows\Cursors) then got to mouse pointer settings and browse for the installed files after selecting the working and busy states. Apply or even save the new scheme under a new name, to easily switch back between different cursors via the drop-down theme list:

 

Custom Cursors


A complete tutorial on changing mouse pointers can be found here:
Mouse Pointers - Change in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

Installing a cursor theme:
Complete cursor packs can include an install file (install.inf) right-click -> install should install the new mouse pointer theme entirely. To use the new theme, select it from the list: (Figure 2 -> Figure 3).
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Changing or installing a cursor theme manually:
To use the new cursor file(s) first unzip/open the downloaded file. There you find a folder and/or in that folder the needed files. Then you can place those (extracted) files, the static (*.cur), or animated files, in this case, (*.ani) anywhere you want (Windows cursors are placed in "C:\Windows\Cursors" so this might be the ideal place where you'll need to browse to the files).
Figure 1:




You then need to access mouse settings from Control Panel -> Mouse or by right clicking on the Desktop -> Personalization
Figure 2:




That will open the cursor settings then go to pointers:
Figure 3:




You can double-click the ones needed to be changed or select each one and go to browse. Here we browse to our cursor folder needed (where you placed the extracted cursor files).
Figure 4:




After all is changed you can even save (see below: select "save-as" and enter a theme name) the cursor theme (scheme) as a new scheme and the settings will be kept for later use, in case the cursors get changed by you or the Windows Themes.
Figure 5:




That's it.

 

Custom Cursors

























Information
Thread related to self-made / custom cursors (mouse pointers).
Following @Cliff S hint on moving my cursor thread from EightForums.
New cursors may follow.

Newer cursor versions and types will be added in newer posts.
I'll try to update this post with the necessary links below.

Starting reference:
EightForums - Custom Cursors

Resources:
How To Create Cursors - Customize.org
RealWorld Cursor Editor - make animated cursors (site has cursor gallery)
Cursor Editor (online tool)
Axialis CursorWorkshop - Make cursors for Windows.
Preloaders.net - Circular (Spinners) loading GIF APNG animations (AJAX loaders)
loading.io - Your SVG + GIF Ajax Loading Icons
In practice - about the file formats and challenges building cursors

List of cursor schemes/themes
Black Green Binary (150% DPI normal size)
Black Cyan Binary (150% DPI normal size)
Dark-Blue Cyan Binary (150% DPI normal size)
Red Yellow Binary (150% DPI normal size)
Dark-Red Yellow Binary (150% DPI normal size)
Black Yellow Binary (150% DPI normal size)
DMZ Neon Blue (200% DPI normal size)
DMZ Neon Orange (200% DPI normal size)
DMZ Neon Yellow-Red (200% DPI normal size)
Aero8 Yellow (200% DPI normal, large and extra-large sizes)
Aero7 Default (Remastered) (200% DPI, normal, large and extra-large sizes)
From the "Good Ole Days" of XP (thanks to f14tomcat) (100% DPI classic animated horse, dinosaur, barber pole, etc.) mega pack (preview here)
Bat Cursors (by SonicBlue) (100% DPI, normal, static + animated) (preview here)
Delta45 Neon-Green (300% DPI normal size)
Star Trek Cursors (by Sonic Blue) (100% DPI, normal size)
Aero7 Red (Remastered) (200% DPI, normal, large, extra-large sizes)
Aero8 Purple (200% DPI normal, large and extra-large sizes)
Delta45 Neon-Red (300% DPI normal size)
LLX-Copper (300%-400% DPI normal-large)
LLX-Red (300%-400% DPI normal-large)

Theme expansions - alternative styles - standalone goodies
Vortex cursor (multi-colored, animated busy state, 100% DPI)
Dotted spinners for the White Default Windows pointers (200% DPI, animated, busy/working states)
Cursor Folder ICON (by Cliff S) customize your favorite cursor-containing folder)
LLX-Copper (Beta) - no animations, no hand link state + darker in color than the final release