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Hello Delise Konigsbach,
Here are a few solutions you can try:
Use the Default System Cursor Instead
- Open the Registry Editor (
Win + R
, then typeregedit
) - Go to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Cursors
- Find the
Pin
entry and change its value to:%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_pin.cur
- This swaps in the standard "Location Select" cursor used in Windows Aero themes
Copy the File from Another PC
- If you have access to another Windows computer, navigate to the same path and locate
pin_eoa.cur
- Copy it to your current system under:
C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Cursors
Run System File Checker
- Open Command Prompt as Administrator and run: sfc /scannow
- This will scan and repair system files, though it may not restore files from user-local cursor folders
Manually Set a Replacement Cursor
- Go to: Settings → Personalization → Themes → Mouse Cursor
- Under "Location Select," manually browse to any
.cur
file you’d like to use as a substitute
Best regards,
Kai Ho | Microsoft Community Support Specialist