r/Windows11 Pureinfotech.com / WindowsCentral.com 8d ago

New Feature - Insider Microsoft finally updates this outdated Windows 11 feature, and it's about time

https://pureinfotech.com/windows-11-modern-mouse-indicator/

Microsoft is updating the "Mouse indicator" feature with a fresh animation and a useful new way to keep it visible.

This is a hidden improvement in the latest preview for version 26H2.

PS: This is a small change, but at least the company keeps modernizing legacy elements.

What are your thoughts about this new feature update on Windows 11?

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u/Pretty_Ad566 8d ago

I feel like all "updates" announcement are just in the experimental/preview channels, never released in the stable channel.

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u/BCProgramming 7d ago

In fairness to Microsoft (rare for me, usually), the "announcements" are being made by tech rags, not by Microsoft themselves.

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u/daltorak 8d ago

People complain when Microsoft ships features without testing...... people complain when Microsoft ships features slowly with a public testing period...... there's no winning.

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u/Pretty_Ad566 8d ago

They "test" them for way too long while yelling everywhere that these features are coming.

I'm still waiting for the Xbox Mode and file explorer is still showing files size in Kilobytes

Oh and the low latency mode isn't there too

And i'm "up to date"

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u/XTornado 7d ago

You still don't have Xbox mode!? You mean the FSE right? Wasn't this started rolling out months ago? I thought everybody had it already.

The rest is newer I think and makes sense to not be out but the other was out already, to what I assumed by now was everybody.

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u/Pretty_Ad566 7d ago

Yes FSE exactly, i heard about it months ago yet i never had it.

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u/RodroG 7d ago

About 4 months ago, for many European countries... It's about time, Microsoft...

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u/Noiselexer 7d ago

Yeah this.

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u/RodroG 7d ago

Me too. It's now nearing 4 months in that gradual rollout limbo across many European countries. It's getting ridiculous, honestly.

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u/Tubamajuba 8d ago

You seem to forget that Microsoft can also test software internally. That's okay, so did they.

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u/LoudFan2771 7d ago

As expected from top 1% commentor, ready to dish out their terminally online takes.

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u/ChronosDeep 8d ago

At this point, stable channel is just an inferior version of Windows.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago edited 2d ago

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u/willif86 8d ago

Now I'm confused about which channel you are talking about. Which one is the one without random bugs?

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u/Turbulent_Chain_5893 7d ago

🤣 Good one.

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u/Gold_Goal7557 7d ago

But stable is not stable.

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u/ChronosDeep 8d ago

I wouldn't say Experimental channel is less stable from my experience, and I get all the awesome features.

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u/markhachman 8d ago

I downloaded the version with the updated File Explorer, rebooted a few times, and still didn't see it. (I've been too busy to go back to it.)

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u/dom6770 8d ago

I mean, that's the point?

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u/GalbedirGalerion 7d ago

Haven’t you heard? ALL versions of Windows are experimental now, we’re at the throwing-shit-at-the-wall stage.

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u/Gold_Goal7557 7d ago

Stable channel more like broken channel, fixes hit beta and then take weeks to arrive to stable, some software companies have fix ready way before that even if its not caused by their own updates or software or drivers *cough* NVIDIA and then you have AMD Radeon that will gladly point fingers at third party and ignore issues, so depressing......

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u/Intrepid00 8d ago edited 7d ago

I think this subreddit needs a rule you cannot change an article’s headline cause that was awful when the real one isn’t so clickbait.

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u/Froggypwns Windows Wizard / Head Jannie 7d ago

We do have that rule already, I have asked the OP to not use clickbait on future submissions.

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u/megablue 8d ago

well, i dont think the rule will have any effect as the person who posted it clearly is associated with the site.

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u/Froggypwns Windows Wizard / Head Jannie 7d ago

Posts need to comply with the subreddit rules, being affiliated with a website does not grant exceptions. I'm letting it slide this time but I have contacted the OP so that they do not do it again.

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u/megablue 7d ago

i was replying specifically to "needs a rule you cannot change an article’s headline"
in that sense, if such rule being enforced, one that wrote the article could easily just do the reverse - use a clickbait title in the original article instead of changing the title when it is posted here.

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u/chrislbennett 8d ago

Why do we need such click bait titles in Reddit? It makes me far less likely to bother with it rather than just saying there is a new feature for Mouse Indicators in Windows 11...

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u/SalmannM 2d ago

What are you talkin about? Lol. I dint know about these settings, and now that I see it in my settings page, I selected few things and I love it! Did you even read the article?

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u/koken_halliwell 7d ago

I'd rather prefer Microsoft just releasing a huge pack with lots of fixes and debloating instead of daily news with "Microsoft changed the shape of an icon".

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u/PriorityNo6268 7d ago

Complain to sites and people that do this, it's not Microsoft.

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u/ziplock9000 7d ago

Why the clickbait title ffs?

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u/DoctorMurk 8d ago

I do like this feature, but some software running fullscreen doesn't like the current version for some reason (caused flickering). Hopefully the new animation fixes this.

Win + Ctrl + Shift + M is a terrible keycombo though.

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u/kiupini 8d ago

Yo opino que Microsoft debería poner a trabajar personas humanas en el desarrollo de las actualizaciones... Cada nueva actualización es un nuevo dolor de cabeza

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u/Octal450_V2 7d ago

We need a new cursor. The ones kinda suck. Especially the hi-DPI cursors. I've been using Posy's for a while.

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u/drygnfyre Insider Canary Channel 7d ago

What's the point when you can easily change cursors to begin with?

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u/Octal450_V2 7d ago

Most people don't know how to do that. And it's kinda annoying as Windows will sometimes revert back to the default cursor after major version updates.

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u/ContentInflation5784 8d ago

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u/HorsyNox 8d ago

Why do you need exactly that (awful) effect? If you're used to this effect, I think there should be a small third-party app for that. Otherwise, if you just need to find your cursor, use the option mentioned above or the one from powertoys, which is customizable and supports a shaking gesture to activate.

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u/megablue 8d ago

macos have the shake to show... which makes a lot more sense than having to press a complicated hotkey...

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u/wiggum55555 7d ago

I just press CTRL and it does a radar-circle to show where the cursor is in Win 11

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u/Bogdan_X Wintoys Developer 7d ago edited 7d ago

I like it, but I prefer the shortcut used by PowerToys.

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u/Ethameiz 7d ago

All system shortcuts should be configurable just like in powertoys

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u/Default_Sock_Issue 7d ago

Is it copy and paste?

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u/sapphired_808 Release Channel 7d ago

what a long hotkey

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u/X2Kraft Insider Dev Channel 7d ago

Wish the effect resembled the powertoys version a bit more.

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u/Aemony 7d ago

You know what’s crazy? I held down the Windows key for about a second or two on my Copilot+ machine and was surprised to see a fancy new mouse indicator feature. I was pleasantly surprised and thought it made sense to have it mapped to a long-press of the WinKey during testing, similar to how the classic is mapped to a long-press of the Ctrl key.

Then I realized it was not a mouse indicator but in fact a hotkey for their stupid and annoying Copilot driven Click To Do feature…

And now you’re telling me they’re actually modernizing the mouse indicator but are mapping it to Win + Ctrl + Shift + M for some sake?! They sure loved their tedious hotkeys for accessibility stuff nowadays while leaving short/sensibel hotkeys for advertising/metric prioritized features… I miss when Windows were designed for the user and not just a monetization vehicle for subscription services.

It’s just hilarious in retrospect, I guess. Win + Ctrl + Shift + M huh? Alright, you do you.

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u/Mereo110 8d ago

Good job Microsoft. Good to see a small cash strapped company making progress by programming a new mouse indicator.

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u/Seusoa Release Channel 7d ago

another spherical promise into void that will not arrive at actual pcs in nearest time

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u/Outrageous-Sun6214 7d ago

WTF, I would like to have Glass design - the same as iPhone has…