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Enable or Disable Changing Mouse Pointers in

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How to Enable or Disable Changing Mouse Pointers in Windows
Published by Shawn Brink

Category: Customization
02 Jun 2021

How to Enable or Disable Changing Mouse  

Pointers in Windows

A mouse pointer or cursor is a graphical image on the PC monitor or other

display device. The pointer echoes movements of the pointing device,
commonly a mouse, touchpad, or stylus pen, signals the point where actions of
the user take place.

By default, users can use the Pointers tab in the Mouse Control Panel to add,
remove, or change the mouse pointers.

If you like, you can prevent users on the PC from changing mouse pointers.
When disabled, the Pointers tab will be removed from the Mouse Control Panel.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable changing mouse pointers
for specific or all users in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

 You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable changing

mouse pointers.

Contents
Option One: Enable or Disable Changing Mouse Pointers in Local
Group Policy Editor
Option Two: Enable or Disable Changing Mouse Pointers for All Users
using a REG file
EXAMPLE: Changing mouse pointers enabled and disabled
OPTION ONE
Enable or Disable Changing Mouse Pointers in Local
Group Policy Editor

 In Windows 7, the Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the

Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions.

In Windows 8, the Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Pro
and Enterprise editions.

In Windows 10, the Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Pro,
Enterprise, and Education editions.
All editions can use Option Two.

1 Open the all users, specific users or groups, or all users except
administrators Local Group Policy Editor for how you want this policy
applied.

2 In the left pane of the Local Group Policy Editor, click/tap on to

expand User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Control Panel, and
Personalization. (See screenshot below)

3 In the right pane of Personalization, double click/tap on the Prevent

changing mouse pointers policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4 Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you would like
to do.

5  To Enable Changing Mouse Pointers

A) Select (dot) either Not Configured or Disabled, click/tap on OK,

and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

  Not Configured is the default setting.

6  To Disable Changing Mouse Pointers

A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see

screenshot below)

7 When finished, you can close Local Group Policy Editor if you like.

OPTION TWO
Enable or Disable Changing Mouse Pointers for All
Users using a REG file

 The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD value
in the registry keys below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personaliza
tion

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Persona
lization

NoChangingMousePointers DWORD

(delete) = Enable
1 = Disable

1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like
to do.

2  To Enable Changing Mouse Pointers for All Users

 This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file

below, and go to step 4 below.

Enable_changing_mouse_pointers.reg

 Download

3  To Disable Changing Mouse Pointers for All Users

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file

below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_changing_mouse_pointers.reg
  Download

4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve

the merge.

7 You could now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn Brink

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02 Jun 2021 #1

I did not know that there were an options to stop users

from customizing mouse cursor roles. Glad you showed
me how in this tutorial.
Cesare

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