How to Change Mouse Icon on Mouseover
When you move your mouse to hover over something clickable on your computer screen, the cursor that shows the mouse's location on the screen changes into an icon. The default icon is often an hourglass or a pointing finger. But there are a few additional mouse icons that you can choose from. Changing a mouse icon can be done with coding or it can be as simple as making some changes in the control panel.
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Instructions
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Go to the "Start" menu on your computer. The menu that opens will contain a "Control Panel" option. Click on "Control Panel" to open the "Control Panel" window.
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Click on the "Display" or "Appearance and Personalization" option in the control panel. This section deals with all of the visible elements on your computer screen, including the mouse icon. When you click on "Display" or "Appearance and Personalization" a new window will appear with several display options.
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Choose "Mouse" or "Mouse pointers" from the list of display options. In newer versions of Windows, you will first have to click on "Personalization" from the "Appearance and Personalization" menu to get to this listing of display elements.
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Click on the "Pointers" tab. A list of available mouse icons will come up. Scroll through the list, highlight the icon of your choice and click the "Apply" button to make the change take effect. Click "OK" to close the window and return to the main screen.
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Close the "Appearance and Personalization" window and open a web browser. Hover over a clickable link on the page. Your mouse should now show the mouse icon that you selected.
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