Windows 11 tests new crosshair tool to help you track your mouse
Image Credit - @phantomofearth So this basically means that the feature is not being officially internally tested just yet. Meanwhile, the same functionality is already available via an app called PowerToys, and if you don't want to wait until the official Insider testing of Microsoft's take, you can use this app and get this feature. The feature is available for free with PowerToys, a collection of utilities for Windows 11 packaged together into a single app. The feature in PowerToys is called "Mouse Pointer Crosshairs", and you can fine-tune several aspects of it, including color, opacity, and thickness of the lines that point to your cursor.
Meanwhile, it is currently not clear when Microsoft will start testing the feature officially and when it will be deemed good to be introduced with a future Windows 11 update. I personally think that it is long overdue, and should be pretty simple to have it there. Windows 11 does have a way to show you your mouse (briefly) if you lost it on your screen. From Settings, then Bluetooth and Devices, then Mouse, then Mouse pointer. There, you can set the Mouse Indicator to On, and when it's on, every time you press the Control key (ctrl), you'll have a circle around your cursor so you can find it more easily. MacOS has a similar functionality – you move your mouse (or your fingers on the trackpad) quickly in a shaking motion, and the mouse cursor becomes bigger on your display for you to locate it.
But the difference here is that the crosshair feature appears it would be always on, and can be especially helpful if you have low vision or a large display. The lines stretch from edge to edge, which means you can easily locate your mouse pointer even in a cluttered background, and it can also help with pixel-perfect precision if you work with programs like CAD or design apps.
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