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To help improve the visibility of the pointer in Windows, you can enable to display pointer trails. This will show an adjustable trail behind the pointer whenever you move it.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off to display pointer trails for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.
CONTENTS:
- Option One: Turn On or Off Display Pointer Trails in Mouse Properties
- Option Two: Turn On or Off Display Pointer Trails in Registry Editor
OPTION ONE
Turn On or Off Display Pointer Trails in Mouse Properties
1. Open the
Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the
Mouse icon.
2. Do
step 3 (on) or
step 3 (off) below for what you want.
3. To Turn On Display Pointer Trails
A) Click/tap on the
Pointer Options tab. (see screenshot below)
B) Check the
Display pointer trails box under
Visibility.
C) Adjust the slider for how
short or
long you want the pointer trails to be, and click/tap on
OK.
4. To Turn Off Display Pointer Trails
Note
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the
Pointer Options tab. (see screenshot below)
B) Uncheck the
Display pointer trails box under
Visibility, and click/tap on
OK.
OPTION TWO
Turn On or Off Display Pointer Trails in Registry Editor
1. Press the
Win+R keys to open Run, type
regedit into Run, and click/tap on
OK to open Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse
3. In the right pane of the
Mouse key, double click/tap on the
MouseTrails string value (REG_SZ) to modify it. (see screenshot above)
4. Do
step 5 (on) or
step 6 (off) below for what you want.
5. To Turn On Display Pointer Trails
A) Type a number between
2 (short) to
7 (long) for the pointer trails length you want, click/tap on
OK, and go to
step 7 below. (see screenshot below)
6. To Turn Off Display Pointer Trails
Note
This is the default setting.
A) Type
0 (zero), click/tap on
OK, and go to
step 7 below. (see screenshot below)
7. Close Registry Editor.
8. Sign out and
sign in, or
restart the computer to apply.
That's it,
Shawn