How to prevent Themes from changing Mouse Pointer in Windows 11/10

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Windows xi/x is fine the fashion it is but you may desire to customize it a bit by installing new themes to add a personal flair to the UI. However, many themes come up with their own pointer. But y'all may not want that. Therefore, in this article, we are going to see how to prevent themes from changing a pointer in Windows 11/10.

Foreclose Themes from changing the Mouse Pointer

Microsoft has removed a few features from Windows 11/10 that were present in Windows 7. In Windows 7, you could but launch Control Console, clickMouse > Arrow,and untick "Allow themes to change mouse pointer"to stop Pointer from changing.

If you endeavor to do the same in Windows 11/x, you will run into that the "Allow themes to change mouse arrow"is absent.

All the same, this setting is not absent from Windows 11/10, y'all just need to dig in a piffling deeper, alter a registry key and you will be good to go.

Y'all need to employ the Registry Editor and we are going to employ that to make sure that your arrow doesn't stop upward irresolute every time you install a new theme.

Let u.s. come across how to prevent themes from changing Pointer in Windows xi/ten. To do that, follow these steps.

LaunchRegistry Editorby searching it out of theStart Menu.
ClickYeswhen UAC wizard appears
At present, copy and paste the following location in Registry Editor's search bar.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes

At present, look for ThemeChangesMousePointersvalue, if information technology's unavailable, right-click onThemesand selectNew > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
In one case created, double-click on ThemeChangesMousePointers,gear up theValue informationto0,and click Ok.

Now, close the Registry Editor and refresh your PC, your pointer volition revert dorsum to default. If it doesn't, you demand to restart your computer to encounter the desired effect.

Now you can add new themes without worrying about changing Pointers.

Read Side by side:Prevent users from irresolute Mouse Pointers using Group Policy Editor.