Windows 10: Windows 10 could be getting macOS-like find cursor feature

On macOS, you can enlarge the cursor to make it easier to see by simply shaking your mouse. Windows 10 also allows users to find the cursor on the desktop by pressing the Ctrl key, which you can enable and disable from the accessibility settings of the mouse.

Based on the feedback from tech enthusiasts, Microsoft is now exploring a new feature for PowerToys that will enable “Mac Style “Find cursor” ease of access (shake to find)”.

For those unaware, PowerToys, is an open-source suite of software tools developed by Microsoft to enhance the Windows 10 experience and boost your productivity with extremely helpful features, such as the bulk file renamer, image optimizer, and Windows Search-like launcher.

Microsoft developers are now considering a new feature that will make it easier for you to locate the mouse pointer/cursor.

If this feature is shipped with next PowerToys update, you will be able to locate your mouse or trackpad pointer with either a keyboard shortcut or by shaking your mouse.

A Microsoft engineer also posted a proof of concept for cursor finder feature:



As you can see in the above GIF, the idea is to darken your screen and highlight the cursor when you shake your mouse around the screen, which lets you quickly locate your cursor.

This feature will be based on Windows 10’s UWP screen snipping APIs.

At the moment, it’s not clear when we can expect a new mouse cursor finder experience, but it’s unlikely to arrive this year. This is because Microsoft is currently working on bug fixes for the PowerToys app and the company has paused the development of new additions.

Aside from that, Microsoft is also working on a new screen recorder and font rendering changes to customize your Windows experience.

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Is it time for Windows 10 already?

Here's a good step by step guide on doing a fresh install.

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
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Mouse Cursor and pad cursor - Acer Aspire Lap Top.

Hi Tess,

Based on the description that you mentioned, you're having challenges controlling the mouse cursor. It looks like we will need more information about your concern in order to give the most appropriate advice. As such, please answer the following questions:

• Did make any changes to your computer prior to this issue (e.g. updating Windows operating system, hardware changes, etc.)?
• Can you please tell us more description of the behavior of the mouse cursor?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?

In the meantime, we suggest that you refer to the link below for helpful tips and steps on how you can resolve this issue:

Mouse, touchpad, and keyboard problems in Windows

We also suggest that you update the drivers in
Windows 10 as this process will apply new features and fixes that are essential to your hardware drivers.

We're looking forward to your response.