how to reset mouse cursor
1 Push the Windows Key and type Change how the mouse pointer looks into the Windows search box and press Enter. 2  In Windows 8, typing anywhere on the Start Screen brings up the search box automatically. 3  In the Mouse Properties window that appears, click the Pointers tab. On the Pointers tab (shown below), select the mouse cursor you want to change in the Customize section, then click Browse. 2  Clicking the Browse button brings up a list of every cursor installed on your hard drive.