Making the mouse cursor disappear?

Question

On windows, what is the shortcut key that makes the mouse cursor disappear?

I used to know this combination but now I can't find it.

When you press it, the cursor completely disappears, even if you move the mouse. it only comes back again when you press something else.

Anyone?

Solution

[Not sure how many Windows versions this goes back.]

In the Mouse control panel applet on the Pointer Options tag there is "hide pointer while typing", and if selected no special keypress is needed.

Comments

[Bavi_H]

I don't know of a keyboard shortcut to hide the mouse pointer anywhere in Windows. Maybe you remember a keyboard shortcut from a particular application like PowerPoint?

[Nat]

There isn't such a shortcut according to the Windows documentation. You'll need to use a third-party program, or just use the functionality noted in @Richard's answer.

[shoosh]

If you read the question you'll realize that this is not what I'm looking for. I'm looking for something that will make the cursor disappear Even if you move the mouse. have a downvote.

[shoosh]

I just hate it when people write something only vaguely tangential to the question just for the slim chance of picking a random upvote.

[A Dwarf]

Please don't link directly to donwnloads. But instead to pages that include them

[dbkk101]

@shoosh If you're unhappy with the relevance of the answer, edit the question to make it more clear.

[Rob]

Say that it's a direct download?

[Nat]

@shoosh The silly part is that this answer's correct, as much as one can be. Microsoft's Windows documentation lists shortcuts, and none of them for any recent version discuss hiding the mouse. The closest thing is hiding while typing, which is the best answer to your question since it technically is keyboard input that results in the pointer disappearing. Downvoted your question because it's based on a factually incorrect premise.