This tutorial will show you how to change the mouse pointer scheme used for your account in Windows 11.
The mouse pointer, which is sometimes referred to as the cursor, is a bitmap that specifies a focus point on the screen for user input with the mouse. The pointer will appear with a different image for each action or status by default.
You can select to use a built-in or saved custom scheme for your mouse pointer images. A scheme includes a collection of themed pointer images.
Selecting a pointer scheme makes it easy to change all pointer images at once to the theme of the scheme.
You can also change the appearance of each pointer image to a custom pointer image you want.
When you select to use a different mouse pointer scheme, it will replace all current pointer images with the scheme's images.
Contents
- Option One: Change Mouse Pointer Scheme in Control Panel
- Option Two: Change Mouse Pointer Scheme in Registry Editor
1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Mouse icon.
2 Click/tap on the Pointers tab. (see screenshot below)
3 Select a built-in or saved custom scheme you want in the Scheme drop menu, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
1 Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
2 Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below step 3)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Cursors
3 In the right pane of the Cursors key, double click/tap on the (Default) string value (REG_SZ) to modify it. (see screenshot below)
4 Type the pointer scheme name (ex: "Windows Default (large)") in the table below you want to use, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
Pointer Scheme Names |
|---|
| leave blank for None |
| Magnified |
| Windows Black (extra large) |
| Windows Black (large) |
| Windows Black |
| Windows Default (extra large) |
| Windows Default (large) |
| Windows Default |
| Windows Inverted (extra large) |
| Windows Inverted (large) |
| Windows Inverted |
| Windows Standard (extra large) |
| Windows Standard (large) |
5 Close Registry Editor.
6 Either sign out and sign in, or restart the computer to apply.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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