Windows 10: How to prevent Users from changing Mouse Pointers in Windows 10

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    How to prevent Users from changing Mouse Pointers in Windows 10


    Changing the mouse pointer according to the theme we use in Windows 10 is normal. There are a lot of options available to change. But these mouse pointers might be confusing if a computer is used by many people. It takes time to get accustomed to the new mouse pointer. The only fix to this is to prevent users from changing the mouse pointer. In this guide, we show you how you can prevent users from changing mouse pointer in Windows 10.

    Regular change of mouse pointers might be confusing. Every user might not be open to different types of mouse pointers. The default mouse pointer is the most preferred mouse pointer for the majority of users. Changing it to a different one makes things hard for them. Let’s see how we can prevent users from changing mouse pointers on Windows 10.

    Prevent Users from changing Mouse Pointers


    To prevent users from changing mouse pointers on Windows 10,

    1. Open Group Policy Editor
    2. Locate Prevent changing mouse pointers GPO
    3. Right-click on it and Enable it.

    Let’s see the process in detail.

    You can only prevent users from changing mouse pointer only by editing the group policy. To do that you need to access Group Policy Editor. Press Win+R on the keyboard and type gpedit.msc in the Run box and press Enter.

    How to prevent Users from changing Mouse Pointers in Windows 10 Run-Box-gpedit.png

    It will open the Local Group Policy Editor window. Click on the User Configuration folder and select Administrative Templates in the folder. Then click on Control Panel and then Personalization. In the Personalization folder, you will find a file with the name Prevent changing mouse pointers. How to prevent Users from changing Mouse Pointers in Windows 10 Local-Group-Policy-Editor.png

    Right-click on it and select Edit from the context menu.

    How to prevent Users from changing Mouse Pointers in Windows 10 Edit-Prevent-Changing-Mouse-Pointers.png

    A prevent changing mouse pointers dialog box will open. Check the radio button beside Enabled and click on Apply and then on OK.

    How to prevent Users from changing Mouse Pointers in Windows 10 Enable-Prevent-Changing-Mouse-Pointer.png

    It will remove the option to change the mouse pointers. You need to disable the setting to get the option to change mouse pointers.

    This is how you can prevent users from changing mouse pointers on Windows 10.

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    Mouse Pointer

    Hi,

    You can customize your mouse in a variety of ways in Windows. To change how your mouse pointer looks, you can follow the steps below:

    • Right-click on the Start menu, then click Control Panel.
    • Select Mouse, then go to the Pointers tab.
    • Select the pointer you prefer from the drop-down list, click
      Apply > OK.

    If you want to use a pointer that is not on the list, you can download it online. After that, go to Control Panel > Mouse > Pointers tab again, then click
    Browse.

    Update us if it addressed your issue.
     
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