How to Change Text Cursor Indicator Size in Windows 10
The cursor is that blinking line at the end of what you are typing in Windows.
Have you ever had an issue finding the text cursor in the middle of a large amount of text, during a presentation, or on the screen in an educational setting?
Starting with Windows 10 build 18945, the new Text cursor indicator (when turned on) will help you see and find the text cursor wherever you are at any time. You can select from a range of sizes for the text cursor indicator and make it a color easy for you to see. Or, personalize the color of your text cursor indicator to your personal preference.
Known issues
- Text cursor indicator color and size might not persist when you sign in. To work around that, simply turn off and turn on the Use text cursor indicator setting again.
- Occasionally, you might see that the text cursor indicator stay on the screen or reappear after the app has been closed or the page contents have scrolled away.
Starting with Windows 10 build 18956, changes to the text cursor indicator can now be viewed on the fly in a new preview pane when changing the size or color in the Text cursor page in Ease of Access.
This tutorial will show you how to change the text cursor indicator size to be smaller or larger for your account in Windows 10.
Contents
- Option One: Change Text Cursor Indicator Size in Settings
- Option Two: Change Text Cursor Indicator Size using a REG file
EXAMPLE: Text cursor indicator sizes 1 (small) to 5 (large)
1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the Ease of Access icon.
Starting with Windows 10 build 21359, the Ease of Access category in Settings has been renamed to Accessibility.
2 Click/tap on Text cursor on the left side, and adjust the Change text cursor indicator size slider to the size 1 (small) to 5 (large) you want under the Use text cursor indicator section on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 When finished, you can close Settings if you like.
The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Accessibility\CursorIndicator
IndicatorType DWORD
1 = Size 1 (small)
2 = Size 2
3 = Size 3
4 = Size 4
5 = Size 5 (large)
1 Do step 2 (size 1), step 3 (size 2), step 4 (size 3), step 5 (size 4), or step 6 (size 5) below for the size you want.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.
Change_text_cursor_indicator_size_to_1.reg
Download
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.
Change_text_cursor_indicator_size_to_2.reg
Download
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.
Change_text_cursor_indicator_size_to_3.reg
Download
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.
Change_text_cursor_indicator_size_to_4.reg
Download
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.
Change_text_cursor_indicator_size_to_5.reg
Download
7 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
8 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
9 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
10 If you like, you can now delete the downloaded .reg file.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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Change Text Cursor Indicator Size in Windows 10
How to Change Text Cursor Indicator Size in Windows 10Published by Shawn BrinkCategory: Customization
06 Dec 2021
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