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Custom mouse cursors reset on restart

btbt 11,826 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2011-03-14T11:54:53+00:00

This is a problem I had in Vista as well. The problem also appeared fixed in the Windows 7 public beta, but seems to have returned in the full release.

I'm using custom mouse pointers. I have saved the cursor scheme. Yet, every time I restart the computer, it goes back to the defaults. If I go to the Mouse Pointers tab, the scheme is selected and all I have to do is press "Ok" to use the scheme again.

So why do my cursors reset every time I restart the computer?

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-04-11T13:20:07+00:00

    i've had this problem before. what you need to do is move the cursor images to the cursor folder.

    my cursor folder was in

    c->windows->cursor

    just copy all the cursor files into that folder, then in the options in control panel for pointers, when you click browse, find the cursors inthe windows-> cursor folder.

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-03-14T15:04:42+00:00

    Hello,

    What you can actually try to do is to uncheck the allow themes to change mouse pointers and so it will prevent windows from changing custom mouse icons upon restart.

    To do so

    • Click on windows start orb and type mouse and select mouse
    • Go to the pointers tab and at the bottom you should see allow themes to change mouse pointers, uncheck it and press OK.
    • Try to apply your custom mouse and see if upon restart windows still brings back your mouse to the default one

    Hope this will resolve your mouse problem,

    Regards,

    Andrew

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-08-24T12:40:06+00:00

    I can confirm that this issue is present in Windows 10 as well. You would think that Microsoft would fix this problem, instead of letting it continue to migrate up through their newer operating systems, and updates.

    Problem to date: Windows reverts mouse cursors back to windows default cursor theme upon restart, if selected cursors do not reside in C:\Windows\Cursors

    Applies to:

    Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10

    Workarounds suggested:

    1. Rename desired cursor files, and copy them into C:\WINDOWS\Cursors then select them from there. This workaround does work, but should not be required!
    2. Disallow Windows themes to change mouse cursors. This workaround does not work!

    Official fixes provided:

    NONE

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-12-27T15:58:42+00:00

    How to fix this in win 10 pls help me

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  5. btbt 11,826 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2011-05-15T20:21:37+00:00

    As I said previously, this is an issue that has existed since Vista, and it should be fixed. I should not have to replace system files for this to work. The "solution" is a workaround.

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