This tutorial will show you how to change the mouse pointer indicator color for your account in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26058 (Canary and Dev), Microsoft added a mouse pointer indicator feature that allows low vision users on Windows to now easily locate and use their cursor. This will allow these users to be more productive and efficient when using a Windows device.
You can choose a custom color for the mouse pointer indicator.
The mouse pointer indicator color is stored in the Color DWORD value at the registry key below.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Cursors\CursorCrosshairSettings
EXAMPLE: Mouse pointer indicator shown over Settings in Windows 11
Here's How:
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Accessibility on the left side, and click/tap on Mouse pointer and touch on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Do step 4 (recommended colors), step 5 (choose another color], or step 6 (specify custom RGB or HSV color] below for what you want.
It is required to turn on Power indicator to be able to change the crosshair indicator color.
4 Select Color from "Recommended colors"
A) Select a color you want under Recommended colors, and go to step 7. (see screenshot below)
5 Choose color from "Choose another color"
A) Click/tap on Choose another color. (see screenshot below)
B) Select a base color you want on the left side. (see screenshot below)
C) Adjust the slider to customize the selected color.
The top color on the right side is the current color.
D) Click/tap on Done when finished, and go to step 7.
6 Specify custom RGB or HSV color from "Choose another color"
A) Click/tap on Choose another color. (see screenshot below)
B) Click/tap on More. (see screenshot below)
C) Select RGB or HSV in the drop menu for the type of color you want to specify. (see screenshots below)
E) Click/tap on Done when finished, and go to step 7.
7 You can now close Settings if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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