Windows – How to get rid of the annoying block cursor highlighter (adjusting the cursor thickness)

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I have this annoying problem where my cursor on a select few documents comes up as the cursor shown in this picture:

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How do I change this? I have a brooding suspicion that this is a Windows feature problem.

I would like to add that this happened after a friend of mine messed about with the Windows features, such as magnify.

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How do I get rid of the annoying block cursor highlighter?

I would like to add that this happened after a friend of mine messed about with the Windows features, such as magnify."

The above is the clue to solving your problem.

Please check your "Ease of Access" settings:

  • Goto: Control Panel > Ease of Access Center > Make the computer easier to see > Set the thickness of the blinking cursor.

  • Make sure it is set to 1.

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Notes:

  • The instructions might be slightly different for Windows 8.

  • When it set to 20 I see the same block cursor that you do.

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