About a year ago we explored the Open Cursor Library, which shares thousands of alternative cursors on the web to customize the mouse pointer. The process of modifying and/or replacing pointers remains very intuitive in classic versions of Windows... but the new settings menu of Windows 10 often challenges our patience with alternative locations and strange descriptions. If you've ever wondered how to change the mouse pointer, why not clear it up?
I understand that the reason behind the article may seem a bit absurd, but we can't deny that some of the decisions Microsoft made for its updated settings menu in Windows 10 leave a lot to be desired. In the first place, the so-called advanced user sees the new environment as a light version. Redmond's goal is to move options from the classic Control Panel to the corresponding place in current subcategories, but we are losing functionality in the process. That brings us to the second point: What was once easy is now more difficult or uncomfortable. Changing the mouse pointer is just one example.
How to change the mouse pointer, Windows 10 style
Once we open the settings menu, we must click on the Devices section (because if someone decides to type 'mouse' or 'ratón' in the search box, they will probably end up disappointed). This requires an additional click on the Mouse subcategory, and under Related Settings, we make another click on Additional mouse options. Thanks to an indescribable act of magic that has accompanied us from generation to generation, that last click opens... the traditional Mouse section in the classic Control Panel. Do you use an older version of Windows? Control Panel -> Mouse. That's all.
The rest is a matter of selecting the Pointers tab, choosing the cursor you want to replace, going to Browse and searching for the new pointer, usually in .cur format. When you've finished customizing the entire pointer configuration, it's recommended to save it under a new scheme. A click on Save As and a name finish the job.
