Word 2013 / Windows Server 2016 / RDP -> Cursor is not blinking

Thomas Bär 21 Reputation points
2021-10-11T13:08:44.787+00:00

Hello Everybody,

I am moving users from Windows Server 2008R2 with Word 2010 to Windows Server 2016 with Word 2013 in a remote desktop environment.

Problem: Cursor in Word is not blinking anymore. The cursor blinking is activated and I can see it in the system settings.

Chrome -> Blinking
Notepad -> Not blinking
Word -> Not blinking

Can anyone tell me what to do, that the cursor is blinking in Winword?

Thanks a lot.

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  1. Viki Ji_MSFT 4,411 Reputation points
    2021-10-12T02:17:38+00:00

    Hi @ThomasBr-9145,
    Welcome to Q&A forum!

    According to your description, do other Office apps have this issue? Such as Excel and PowerPoint.
    Please update your Office to the latest version first.
    I also suggest that you switch between the various view options and then back to Print Layout to check this issue.
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    If the above does not work, please try to repair your Office to check again.

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    Update:

    Please run the follwoing command in Command Prompt (run as administrator) on the host to have a check.
    REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server" /v "CursorBlinkEnable" /t REG_SZ /d 1

    Any updates, please let me know.


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