Windows 10: Turn On or Off Show Pointer Location with CTRL Key in Windows

How to: Turn On or Off Show Pointer Location with CTRL Key in Windows


Information It's not hard to lose track of where the pointer is on your display(s) in Windows.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off to show location of the pointer when the CTRL key is pressed for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

EXAMPLE: Show pointer when CTRL key is pressed






Here's How:

1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Mouse icon.

2. Click/tap on the Pointer Options tab, check (on) or uncheck (off - default) the Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key box under Visibility for what you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)






That's it,
Shawn


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Is Pointer Location available in Windows 10


On previous versions of Windows I used to use the ctrl key plus another (can't remember) to show pointer location. Is this available in Windows 10?

 

Black spot under mouse pointer

Just a wild shot: you don't have the "Show location pointer when I press the CTRL key" enabled under mouse settings in the control panel do you? That's the only possible reason I could think of, but still unlikely.

 

Ctrl key on German QWERTZ keyboard?

Just tried the STRG key and yes thats the Ctrl key! *Stick Out Tongue
Did not try that before since I was not familiar with these keys.

Thanks!

 

touch pad/pointer

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Hi Jon,

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Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

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Please try below steps and check if it helps.

• Open “Start Menu”.

• Go to “Control Panel”.

• Find “Mouse” and click on it. “Mouse Properties” should open.

• Go to “Pointer Options” and check “Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key”:

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Hope this helps. Please reply if you need further assistance.

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Thank you.

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Unable to turn on Location in Windows 10

Hello,

We regret the inconvenience. Let me assist you.

Before we proceed further, let us know a few more details on the below questions.

• 
  Did you make any changes to the computer prior to the issue? Is it an abrupt issue?
  
• 
  Do have any System Restore point set in Windows prior to the issue?
  
• 
  Did you check if the same issue occurs when you log in to Windows using a different Local Administrator user account?
  

As an initial recommendation, I suggest you to follow the steps to try and fix the issue:

Step 1:

Follow the steps to change the region:

a) Type “Region” on the Search and click on
Change your country or region option from the search results.

b) Now choose the location from the drop down menu to change the region. (As per your location)

Move to the next step.

Step 2:

I would suggest you to turn On Windows location platform on the computer and check if it helps.

You can follow the steps:

a) Type
location on the Search.

b) Click on
Change Location settings.

c) Check the box which states “Turn ON Windows location platform” and “Help improve Windows Location services”.

e) Click on Apply.

Proceed to the next step.

Step 3:

If you are trying to use location settings for an app, I would suggest you to turn ON the settings to allow apps to use the location on the computer.

Follow the steps:

a) Type
location on the Search.

b) Click on
Location privacy settings.

c) Move the slider towards the right to turn ON settings for ‘Let Windows apps use my location’.

Restart the computer once after making the changes.

Write to us with the updated status and the required information related to Location service in Windows, for us to be able to assist you further.

Thank You.