Adjust Cursor Blink Rate

You can adjust the speed at which the cursor (insertion point) blinks to make it more visible, or less—depending on your needs. People with seizure disorders related to flashing or blinking objects may want to set the blink rate to None to turn blinking off completely. This procedure tells you how to adjust the cursor blink rate through Keyboard Properties in Control Panel.

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

On the Start menu:

Select Control Panel

Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key ).

Select Control Panel by pressing C.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
Select Keyboard.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
Press ENTER.
Move to Keyboard by pressing the arrow keys.
Press ENTER.

In the Keyboard Properties dialog box, on the Speed tab, under Cursor blink rate:

Adjust the rate by moving the slider.
Select OK.

In the Keyboard Properties dialog box, on the Speed tab, under Cursor blink rate:

Move to the Cursor blink rate slider by pressing B.
Select the speed you want by moving the slider arrow with the RIGHT ARROW and LEFT ARROW keys.
Press ENTER.

To close Control Panel:

Select the Close button.

To close Control Panel:

Press ALT+F, C.

Control Panel: Keyboard: Speed tab: Cursor blink rate