How to Highlight Mouse Pointer Windows 10 - Kevin Stratvert
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Date: 2022-03-15
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Well done. Thank You
I have two follow up questions.:
1. Once I installed Auto Hotkey program and the Cursor Highlighter it all worked fine. Then I deleted the installation files, and after a reboot it all no longer works. I see the Auto Hotkey program under program files. Where could/should all the files be located, as I don't want them to remain in the downloads folder? UPDATED below.
2. Can it be made to load/run at Windows 11 start up? UPDATED below, the answer is yes it all works the same for Windows 11.
Thank you again.
UPDATES (from the Professor):
Cursor Highlighter Installation Instructions:-
Download the latest version of -AutoHotkey- and -Cursor Highlighter- from the website, and install AutoHotkey first.-
Important to leave the files in the -Documents- folder for it to work.:
Once you have installed AutoHotkey, you can put the .ahk file for Cursor Highlighter (and its associated .ini file) in any folder that has read/write permission. This is because the .ahk script needs to be able to read and save the settings in the .ini file. Good folders for this include your -Documents- folder or your -Desktop-.
To get Cursor Highlighter to load automatically at start up:-
1. Keep the .ahk and .ini files in the folder that they are in right now so that you know that it works from this folder (or a good folder to put them in is your Documents folder). -
2. Create a shortcut to the .ahk file by right-clicking on the .ahk file and selecting -Create shortcut-. This should create a file of same name with -shortcut- at the end of the name. -
3. Put this shortcut file in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp
Works like a charm. And many thanks to the professor for emailing me these instructions.
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Well done. Thank You
I have two follow up questions.:
1. Once I installed Auto Hotkey program and the Cursor Highlighter it all worked fine. Then I deleted the installation files, and after a reboot it all no longer works. I see the Auto Hotkey program under program files. Where could/should all the files be located, as I don't want them to remain in the downloads folder? UPDATED below.
2. Can it be made to load/run at Windows 11 start up? UPDATED below, the answer is yes it all works the same for Windows 11.
Thank you again.
UPDATES (from the Professor):
Cursor Highlighter Installation Instructions:-
Download the latest version of -AutoHotkey- and -Cursor Highlighter- from the website, and install AutoHotkey first.-
Important to leave the files in the -Documents- folder for it to work.:
Once you have installed AutoHotkey, you can put the .ahk file for Cursor Highlighter (and its associated .ini file) in any folder that has read/write permission. This is because the .ahk script needs to be able to read and save the settings in the .ini file. Good folders for this include your -Documents- folder or your -Desktop-.
To get Cursor Highlighter to load automatically at start up:-
1. Keep the .ahk and .ini files in the folder that they are in right now so that you know that it works from this folder (or a good folder to put them in is your Documents folder). -
2. Create a shortcut to the .ahk file by right-clicking on the .ahk file and selecting -Create shortcut-. This should create a file of same name with -shortcut- at the end of the name. -
3. Put this shortcut file in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp
Works like a charm. And many thanks to the professor for emailing me these instructions.
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Infidel
Dang Kevin... is that gray coming in or just some loose dust??? lol
Your tutorials are always meticulous, your look reminds me of a Walt Disney World cast member and voice articulates (your jokes could use some improvement - lol) I acknowledge that you are among a few that has removed the Shortcut arrows from your desktop. Perhaps a tutorial for the other techies that can't keep up to speed with the aesthetics. Keep up the awesome content.
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Dang Kevin... is that gray coming in or just some loose dust??? lol
Your tutorials are always meticulous, your look reminds me of a Walt Disney World cast member and voice articulates (your jokes could use some improvement - lol) I acknowledge that you are among a few that has removed the Shortcut arrows from your desktop. Perhaps a tutorial for the other techies that can't keep up to speed with the aesthetics. Keep up the awesome content.
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Mercedes
I followed your instructions and I added the cursor and customized the halo size and color. However, I'm the only person who can see it. No one on my Zoom meeting can see my cursor. I didn't realize this until I asked. I had conducted two classes already, before I found out. What do I do to fix this problem? I have Windows 10 by the way.
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I followed your instructions and I added the cursor and customized the halo size and color. However, I'm the only person who can see it. No one on my Zoom meeting can see my cursor. I didn't realize this until I asked. I had conducted two classes already, before I found out. What do I do to fix this problem? I have Windows 10 by the way.
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Awakening
Hi Kevin and thank you so much for your hard work, it helped a lot. I have an issue with the Luc Boisvert' highlight cursor: in Box Game when I record a video, the highlight doesn't show. Like this program doesn't recognize it but it works perfectly with the windows one . Can you help please ? Thank you
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Hi Kevin and thank you so much for your hard work, it helped a lot. I have an issue with the Luc Boisvert' highlight cursor: in Box Game when I record a video, the highlight doesn't show. Like this program doesn't recognize it but it works perfectly with the windows one . Can you help please ? Thank you
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Hal
Just downloaded Microsoft 365. The issue: I want to add my work email but Microsoft says I can't. My version only recognizes my gmail. How can I load my work email to my laptop that has Microsoft 365? FYI - my work computer has Microsoft 365 and it doesn't allow me to load it onto my laptop. Why not?
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Just downloaded Microsoft 365. The issue: I want to add my work email but Microsoft says I can't. My version only recognizes my gmail. How can I load my work email to my laptop that has Microsoft 365? FYI - my work computer has Microsoft 365 and it doesn't allow me to load it onto my laptop. Why not?
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StylHarmony
Hello Kevin and thank you for hard work. It works perfectly but when I record my screen using Game Bar it's just a regular cursor that is recorded. It doesn't recognize it. Can you help please ? Thank you in advance.
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Hello Kevin and thank you for hard work. It works perfectly but when I record my screen using Game Bar it's just a regular cursor that is recorded. It doesn't recognize it. Can you help please ? Thank you in advance.
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alex
Thank you Kevin for your very interesting and useful videos. I've tried to download Cursor Highlighter 2.2 a few times but when I let it create a settings file it doesn't work. What can be done about it.
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Thank you Kevin for your very interesting and useful videos. I've tried to download Cursor Highlighter 2.2 a few times but when I let it create a settings file it doesn't work. What can be done about it.
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Crisp
I decided to try and do this but I didcovered you can make custom cursors by converting a png to .cur and I made my cursor a yellow ring
I don't need help just wanted to say that
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I decided to try and do this but I didcovered you can make custom cursors by converting a png to .cur and I made my cursor a yellow ring
I don't need help just wanted to say that
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Eerwssd
dear Kevin, when i trying to install the -ahk script- for mouse highlighter, its opening the -look for an app in microsoft store- any suggession for over come it?
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dear Kevin, when i trying to install the -ahk script- for mouse highlighter, its opening the -look for an app in microsoft store- any suggession for over come it?
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AnythingTv
thank u so much bro, i've done setting up my obs my davinci and this now curcor highlight. looking forward for aanother learnings. thanks
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thank u so much bro, i've done setting up my obs my davinci and this now curcor highlight. looking forward for aanother learnings. thanks
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