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step one: find an image and convert it to a cur file.

i highly recommend either convertio or convertertools to convert these files. all you need to do is drag and drop the png into the converter, select cur in the selector (so the website knows what kind of file to convert the image to), press convert, then download the file.

step two: optional, renaming the file.

once the file is downloaded you can go into your files and, if you want, rename the file right then. you can NOT rename a file that's already in the cursor folder in the c drive. it won't let you.

*your c drive is EVERYTHING on your computer, EVERYTHING. the c drive is usually stylized as Windows (C:).

step three: finding your cursor folder in your c drive.

i recommend going into the side panel where it shows your folders, scrolling down to where it says Windows (C:), clicking on it, and going to the search bar and typing in cursor. beside this folder you'll see C:\Windows. pin this folder to your quick access.

step four: moving the cur file to your cursor folder.

go back to your cur file and drag and drop it into your cursor folder. it's gonna ask you to confirm something, press confirm/yes/okay.

now, part two: actually changing your mouse cursor

step one: open up settings on your computer and go to "mouse settings." it'll probably be easier to go to your settings search bar and type in "mouse settings."

step two: click on "mouse settings" and then "additional mouse settings." this should open up a pop-up window that says "mouse properties" at the top. there's also going to be five tabs on this pop-up titled: buttons, pointers, pointer options, wheel, and hardware.

you do not need to worry about any of these tabs except for pointers.

step three: click on the pointers tab. there's going to be a panel that says "customize" with a bunch of mouse pointer icons. you can change all of these icons from this panel.

step four: double click one of the pointer icons and it will open up the cursor folder in your c drive. if i want to change the cursor's normal select, i'd click normal select, if i wanted to change the way the cursor looks when hovering over a link, i'd scroll down to link select and etc.

step five: now that this folder is open you can double click on any of the available cursors. the cursor should pop up in the preview panel back on the main mouse properties window. once you're done customizing your cursor, simply click on apply and okay.

and now your cursor should be changed!

if the cursor isn't popping up after double clicking then you may need to use a different converter site (which is why i linked two that actually work at the top of the post).

have fun with your new cursor :P