Microsoft quietly reveals a redesigned Windows 11 mouse cursor
Months after rumors surfaced, a screenshot in Windows 11 preview build notes shows Microsoft's redesigned mouse cursor for the first time. Back in June, Zac Bowden of Windows Central said Microsoft was rumored to be working on a mouse cursor redesign for Windows 11, with no real evidence except hearsay via “whispers” heard “internally.” But now it seems that tweet is being vindicated by a preview version of the OS. A similar look has been used in recent months in certain promotional materials, like the Microsoft Word product page where at least one screenshot shows the same rounded, tailless aesthetic (although the exact design is slightly different and not as skewed).
- ▪Months after rumors surfaced, a screenshot in Windows 11 preview build notes shows Microsoft's redesigned mouse cursor for the first time.
- ▪Back in June, Zac Bowden of Windows Central said Microsoft was rumored to be working on a mouse cursor redesign for Windows 11, with no real evidence except hearsay via “whispers” heard “internally.” But now it seems that tweet is being vin
- ▪A similar look has been used in recent months in certain promotional materials, like the Microsoft Word product page where at least one screenshot shows the same rounded, tailless aesthetic (although the exact design is slightly different a
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Months after rumors surfaced, a screenshot in Windows 11 preview build notes shows Microsoft's redesigned mouse cursor for the first time. Credit: Microsoft Summary created by Smart Answers AIIn summary:PCWorld notes that Microsoft appears to be quietly redesigning the Windows 11 mouse cursor, with evidence surfacing in recent Insider Preview builds.The new cursor features softer, rounded corners and a wider, more symmetrical shape, replacing the older design as part of a broader effort to modernize Windows 11’s visual identity.No official release date for the updated cursor has been announced yet.
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