Philip Goddard
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- Exeter, UK
I have had this issue to some extent from Windows 7 onwards, but it has got worse with successive Windows versions, and it's now quite insane since I 'upgraded' from Win8 to 8.1 (x64).
The problem is that when I drag and drop from Desktop or Explorer or my regular file manager (FreeCommander), an absolutely huge icon appears at the tip of the mouse pointer, representing the file being dragged (or, in an application, representing the block of text being dragged). Not only is this extremely distracting, but it actually makes it difficult and indeed sometimes impossible to see the exact point where I mean to be dropping the item.
I so much want to turn off that behaviour. Sure, I want a small, discreet little rectangle or tiny icon to show at the mouse pointer, so that I know that I am indeed dragging something, as I used to get a long time ago, but not this great big obstructive thing that appears for each drag and drop nowadays. It may look clever or 'cool', but it is dysfunctional and obstructive.
So, does any nice person here have any idea of a means to change that behaviour to something sensible and not obstructive? -- Many thanks!
The problem is that when I drag and drop from Desktop or Explorer or my regular file manager (FreeCommander), an absolutely huge icon appears at the tip of the mouse pointer, representing the file being dragged (or, in an application, representing the block of text being dragged). Not only is this extremely distracting, but it actually makes it difficult and indeed sometimes impossible to see the exact point where I mean to be dropping the item.
I so much want to turn off that behaviour. Sure, I want a small, discreet little rectangle or tiny icon to show at the mouse pointer, so that I know that I am indeed dragging something, as I used to get a long time ago, but not this great big obstructive thing that appears for each drag and drop nowadays. It may look clever or 'cool', but it is dysfunctional and obstructive.
So, does any nice person here have any idea of a means to change that behaviour to something sensible and not obstructive? -- Many thanks!
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro x64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Nofan (Nofen) IcePipe A40-Z68
- CPU
- Intel Core i3 2125, nominal 3.30GHz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3
- Memory
- 8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 610
- Sound Card
- Onboard sound
- Monitor(s) Displays
- BenQ GW2760S
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- Crucial 512MB and 1Tb SSD
- Cooling
- Fanless, heat pipe technology
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Natural
- Mouse
- Cirque Smart Cat Glidepoint touchpad
- Internet Speed
- Commonly 39Mbps down, 19.5Mbps up (Plusnet fibre optic)
- Browser
- Pale Moon, sometimes Chrome or IE
- Antivirus
- Comodo Antivirus (free) (HIPS disabled)
- Other Info
- A completely silent PC, with no fans.
Other security software:
Windows Firewall Control
GlassWire Free
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Home (Premium)
HitmanPro Alert
Spyshelter Premium
WinPatrol
AnVir Task Manager