How to Display or Hide Mouse Pointer Trails in Windows 10

By Michael | Last Updated May 9, 2025

Is it possible for you to change the mouse pointer trails in your Windows 10 computer? Yes, you can make the changes. This article respectively illustrates how to display and hide pointer trails on Windows 10 computer.

Part 1: Display pointer trails in Windows 10

Step 1: Click the bottom-left Start button on the desktop, enter mouse in the blank box and tap Mouse in the search results to open Mouse Properties.

open Mouse properties

Step 2: Choose Pointer Options, select Display pointer trails and hit OK.

select display pointer trails in pointer options

Tip: To specify the length of pointer trails, you can move the small scale in Visibility to left or right.

specify length of pointer trails

Part 2: Hide pointer trails in Windows 10

Step 1: Open Mouse Properties according to the above instruction.

Step 2: Click Pointer Options, deselect Display pointer trails and tap OK.

deselect display pointer trails in pointer options

Part 3: Enable or Disable Mouse Trials via Registry Editor

Step 1: Open Registry Editor on your computer.

Step 2: Expand Computer >HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Control Panel>Mouse, then find MouseTrails on the right pane.

Step 3: Double-click the MouseTrails and change its value data to 2-7. It will change your mouse trails length according to the number. The bigger the number is, the longer your mouse trails will be.

Step 4: Click the OK button and restart your computer to make the changes take into effect.

change mouse trials via registry editor