Is it possible to control Mouse Pointer Schemes via GPO without tampering with the registry?
I have Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008, I need to be able to control the Mouse Pointer Schemes for certain users on the domain, not sure how.
Many thanks for your advice.
Toast
Since all (mainly) GP does is tamper with the registry I wouldn't be afraid of that. :)
There's no specific GPO for the mouse cursors that I know of, but you can figure out what cursor set you want, and then create a login script that you can apply to certain users -- same effect in the end.
Here's a suggested/example script (found here) that should get you started:
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HTH
Yes, you do still have to use the registry - but you can set up a machine as a template and then just retrieve the values using a GPO Preferences registry wizard!
I walk through how to do this on video here: https://youtu.be/WjdKPtog5QY and step by step in my blog here: http://majorbacon.blogspot.com/2016/04/customizing-your-mouse-cursor-using.html