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Highlight the mouse pointer

Do you sometimes lose track of where the mouse pointer is on the screen? Possibly even which screen the mouse pointer is on, if you are using multiple monitors.

Windows has a setting to highlight the mouse pointers position.

Click the Magnifying glass or Search box on the Task bar at the bottom of the screen.
Type mouse into the search box and click Mouse Settings in the list that is displayed.
A new window will be displayed.
On the right side of the screen click on Additional mouse options.

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Select the Pointer Options tab.
Tick the Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key setting.
Click on the OK button.

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Now if you press and release the CTRL key, a shrinking circle will be displayed around the mouse pointer.

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With this set, it is easy to spot your missing mouse pointer.