Security vendor eEye has issued a temporary workaround for a zero-day exploit which takes advantage of a vulnerability in the Windows cursor. The hole in animated cursor (.ani) files for Windows, was ...

Q: I’m running Windows and my mouse occasionally seems to disappear – what causes this? A: Few things are more frustrating than trying to move your mouse pointer only to realize it seems to have ...

Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around ...

I never gave much thought to Windows' mouse settings until I noticed the cursor felt a bit sluggish compared to a friend's setup. The hardware wasn't the issue. Turns out Windows 11 ships with ...

More like BasicToys, huh?

Microsoft on Tuesday released a security update for Windows, a week before its scheduled release date. The company is breaking with its monthly patch cycle to fix a flaw that cybercrooks have been ...

When a major vulnerability affecting every flavor of Windows — including Vista — breaks, it only seems like chaos ensues. Okay, so it is chaos. Witness the so-far short-lived flaw in Windows’ animated ...

Windows has a fine set of default aero cursor set or mouse pointers. But if you feel like a change and would like to replace them with a customized set, you can change cursors easily in Windows 11/10.