We liked that the cursor automatically reappears once the mouse is moved there are no keyboard shortcuts or other tricks to remember. The program can be minimized to the system tray for easy access. Time starts counting down once the mouse stops moving, and a timer shows a receding progress bar as the seconds pass moving the mouse starts the timer over again. A slider lets users adjust the period of time that AutoHideMouseCursor waits before hiding the mouse, ranging from 2 to 100 seconds. The program's interface is straightforward there are check boxes to disable the program, have it start with Windows, and keep it on top. This simple utility can automatically hide your cursor after a specified period of time, keeping it out of the way until you need it again. This is a problem that can be easily solved with AutoHideMouseCursor.

You might find them blocking the text you're typing in a word-processing document, hovering over the forehead of someone in a video you're watching, or presenting a distraction during a slideshow.

Cursors are necessary and useful, but every now and then they can get in the way.

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