Cursor highlight delay adjustment

Question

I'm looking for a very specific setting that noone cares about except for people who work with text 100% of the day, like programmers or translators (the latter being myself). Specifically, it's the duration of delay (when you press ctrl+shift+right arrow somewhere in the text) to the moment when the cursor begins highlighting text. I know for a fact there's been a setting in Windows for this SOMEWHERE, as I had adjusted it in the past at least twice, but now I did a full OS reset and can't remember where the hell it was.

EDIT: nevermind -- found it! I'll leave this here for myself when I do another OS reset in 5 years.

How to Change Cursor Blink Rate on Windows 10/8/7 [Tutorial] - YouTube

Answer 1

Hi AdrianKomiński,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

Thank you very much for sharing selflessly.

Your selfless sharing will help others and will foster the continuous development of the community.

Due to network conditions, the links you provide may not be accessible in all areas.

So, I'll list the specific steps in this response for other users' reference.

Steps are as following.

• Type Control Panel in the search box, find and run Control Panel.
• Find Keyboard and click it to modify Keyboard Properties. You can find Keyboard by searching for or changing View by. 1：Search 2：View by
• Find Cursor blink rate in Speed Tab. As shown below. Modify it according to your needs!

If there is anything not clear, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Best Regards,

Kyo - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Answer 2

Hi AdrianKomiński,

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Kyo - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Answer 3

Yes, thanks for the input and the appreciation.