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Anyone know of a way to keep the blinking cursor visible in notepad past
the approx 15 seconds when it disappears? I find that an annoying behavior.
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On 2026-02-26 17:07, sticks wrote:

Anyone know of a way to keep the blinking cursor visible in notepad past
the approx 15 seconds when it disappears?-a I find that an annoying behavior.

I think that's a power save feature.
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On 2/26/2026 5:07 PM, sticks wrote:

Anyone know of a way to keep the blinking cursor visible in notepad past
the approx 15 seconds when it disappears? I find that an annoying behavior.

https://superuser.com/questions/1436937/cursor-stops-blinking-after-a-few-seconds-on-windows-10


Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

I increased "CaretTimeout" but no change (but I didn't reboot).

But an increase of "CaretWidth" made the cursor better visible
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On 2/26/2026 12:18 PM, Herbert Kleebauer wrote:

On 2/26/2026 5:07 PM, sticks wrote:

Anyone know of a way to keep the blinking cursor visible in notepad past
the approx 15 seconds when it disappears?-a I find that an annoying
behavior.

https://superuser.com/questions/1436937/cursor-stops-blinking-after-a- few-seconds-on-windows-10

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

I increased "CaretTimeout" but no change (but I didn't reboot).

I did see this earlier and the responses were mostly that it didn't
work, but I did just give it a try. I did restart. I set it to
ffffffff and it now blinks for 20 seconds and still disappears. But thanks.
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On Thu, 2/26/2026 5:25 PM, sticks wrote:

On 2/26/2026 12:18 PM, Herbert Kleebauer wrote:

On 2/26/2026 5:07 PM, sticks wrote:

Anyone know of a way to keep the blinking cursor visible in notepad past >>> the approx 15 seconds when it disappears?-a I find that an annoying behavior.

https://superuser.com/questions/1436937/cursor-stops-blinking-after-a- few-seconds-on-windows-10


Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

I increased "CaretTimeout" but no change (but I didn't reboot).

I did see this earlier and the responses were mostly that it didn't work,
but I did just give it a try.-a I did restart.-a I set it to ffffffff and
it now blinks for 20 seconds and still disappears.-a But thanks.

It's what we call an "affectation".

I believe I reported it.

*******

OK, something for you to test.

Open Settings : Accessibility

Text cursor thickness preview
Hold your mouse over the slider on the right.
Make note of the current caret thickness.
Don't move the slider, until you record what the current setting is.

Next, open Notepad in W11. Type a couple words, with a space between.
Your caret should disappear (with it set at 2 in width setting).
The Notepad width, will change as the Accessibility slider is moved.

Now, in Accessibility, set Text cursor thickness to 3.
It seems to have stopped blink in the ON state this time.

This will require more testing, to see if this is a stable-trick or not.

Paul
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On Thu, 2/26/2026 9:30 PM, Paul wrote:

On Thu, 2/26/2026 5:25 PM, sticks wrote:

On 2/26/2026 12:18 PM, Herbert Kleebauer wrote:

On 2/26/2026 5:07 PM, sticks wrote:

Anyone know of a way to keep the blinking cursor visible in notepad past >>>> the approx 15 seconds when it disappears?-a I find that an annoying behavior.

https://superuser.com/questions/1436937/cursor-stops-blinking-after-a- few-seconds-on-windows-10


Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

I increased "CaretTimeout" but no change (but I didn't reboot).

I did see this earlier and the responses were mostly that it didn't work,
but I did just give it a try.-a I did restart.-a I set it to ffffffff and >> it now blinks for 20 seconds and still disappears.-a But thanks.

It's what we call an "affectation".

I believe I reported it.

Well, that didn't take long. No that doesn't fix it.

Paul


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On 2/26/2026 8:33 PM, Paul wrote:

On Thu, 2/26/2026 9:30 PM, Paul wrote:

On Thu, 2/26/2026 5:25 PM, sticks wrote:

On 2/26/2026 12:18 PM, Herbert Kleebauer wrote:

On 2/26/2026 5:07 PM, sticks wrote:

Anyone know of a way to keep the blinking cursor visible in notepad past >>>>> the approx 15 seconds when it disappears?-a I find that an annoying behavior.

https://superuser.com/questions/1436937/cursor-stops-blinking-after-a- few-seconds-on-windows-10


Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

I increased "CaretTimeout" but no change (but I didn't reboot).

I did see this earlier and the responses were mostly that it didn't work, >>> but I did just give it a try.-a I did restart.-a I set it to ffffffff and >>> it now blinks for 20 seconds and still disappears.-a But thanks.

It's what we call an "affectation".

I believe I reported it.

Well, that didn't take long. No that doesn't fix it.

Thanks for checking. I'll keep looking as I use it often. I seem to
recall that notepad++ might be fixable. I don't have it on this new box
yet. But I'll give it a try and get back.
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On 2/26/2026 9:38 PM, sticks wrote:

Thanks for checking.-a I'll keep looking as I use it often.-a I seem to recall that notepad++ might be fixable.-a I don't have it on this new box yet.-a But I'll give it a try and get back.

Notepad++ does not have this issue. The caret line stays visible. They
have a whole crapload of settings you can adjust and one specifically
for the caret settings. You can change the width and also the blink
rate speed. I have used it in the past, but I like the simplicity of
windows notepad for simply getting some text down. But this just might
be the issue that pushes me to go with ++ from now on.
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On Fri, 2/27/2026 7:57 PM, sticks wrote:

On 2/26/2026 9:38 PM, sticks wrote:

Thanks for checking.-a I'll keep looking as I use it often.-a I seem to recall that notepad++ might be fixable.-a I don't have it on this new box yet.-a But I'll give it a try and get back.

Notepad++ does not have this issue.-a The caret line stays visible.-a They have a whole crapload of settings you can adjust and one specifically for the caret settings.-a You can change the width and also the blink rate speed.-a I have used it in the past, but I like the simplicity of windows notepad for simply getting some text down.-a But this just might be the issue that pushes me to go with ++ from now on.

You could try bringing over some Notepad that worked properly,
as a replacement. The W10 one likely has the same caret issue.
Maybe the W8 one is OK...

Paul
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Paul wrote on 2/27/2026 8:15 PM:

On Fri, 2/27/2026 7:57 PM, sticks wrote:

On 2/26/2026 9:38 PM, sticks wrote:

Thanks for checking.-a I'll keep looking as I use it often.-a I seem to recall that notepad++ might be fixable.-a I don't have it on this new box yet.-a But I'll give it a try and get back.

Notepad++ does not have this issue.-a The caret line stays visible.-a They have a whole crapload of settings you can adjust and one specifically for the caret settings.-a You can change the width and also the blink rate speed.-a I have used it in the past, but I like the simplicity of windows notepad for simply getting some text down.-a But this just might be the issue that pushes me to go with ++ from now on.

You could try bringing over some Notepad that worked properly,
as a replacement. The W10 one likely has the same caret issue.
Maybe the W8 one is OK...

Paul

Slightly different than the op's comment

Anyone know of a way to keep the blinking cursor visible in notepad
past the approx 15 seconds when it disappears?
I find that an annoying behavior.
</qp>

On this Win11 Pro 25H2 Notepad when opened with a new blank Notepad
default txt file and/or an existing Notepad created txt file the cursor
does not blink for the entire 15 seconds.

The cursor(vertical narrow bar) blinks for 5 seconds(5X, once per second)
the changes to a fixed/same cursor with no blinking, then 15 seconds
later it disappears.
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On Sun, 3/1/2026 1:34 PM, ...w-i|#-o-#-n|# wrote:

Paul wrote on 2/27/2026 8:15 PM:

On Fri, 2/27/2026 7:57 PM, sticks wrote:

On 2/26/2026 9:38 PM, sticks wrote:

Thanks for checking.-a I'll keep looking as I use it often.-a I seem to recall that notepad++ might be fixable.-a I don't have it on this new box yet.-a But I'll give it a try and get back.

Notepad++ does not have this issue.-a The caret line stays visible.-a They have a whole crapload of settings you can adjust and one specifically for the caret settings.-a You can change the width and also the blink rate speed.-a I have used it in the past, but I like the simplicity of windows notepad for simply getting some text down.-a But this just might be the issue that pushes me to go with ++ from now on.

You could try bringing over some Notepad that worked properly,
as a replacement. The W10 one likely has the same caret issue.
Maybe the W8 one is OK...

-a-a-a Paul

Slightly different than the op's comment

-aAnyone know of a way to keep the blinking cursor visible in notepad past the approx 15 seconds when it disappears?
I find that an annoying behavior.
</qp>

On this Win11 Pro 25H2 Notepad when opened with a new blank Notepad default txt file and/or an existing Notepad created txt file the cursor does not blink for the entire 15 seconds.

The cursor(vertical narrow bar) blinks for 5 seconds(5X, once per second) the changes to a fixed/same cursor with no blinking, then 15 seconds later it disappears.

Yes, there's a pattern to what they're doing, but
not much in the way of an explanation for why
this benefits a user.

If this is a "CO2 thing", it's got to be the saddest
one I've ever heard of. I tried looking at the Kill-O-Watt
that stays connected to this machine, and I cannot see
a change when the blinking stops. If we're saving the
planet... we're saving it very slowly. Odes will be
sung of this.

Paul
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On 3/2/2026 1:45 AM, Paul wrote:

On Sun, 3/1/2026 1:34 PM, ...w-i|#-o-#-n|# wrote:

The cursor(vertical narrow bar) blinks for 5 seconds(5X, once per second) the changes to a fixed/same cursor with no blinking, then 15 seconds later it disappears.

Yes, there's a pattern to what they're doing, but
not much in the way of an explanation for why
this benefits a user.

Another strange behavior: if you use the font "Cascadia Code"
and type <> != then they are replaced by the mathematical symbols.
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On Mon, 3/2/2026 2:21 AM, Herbert Kleebauer wrote:

On 3/2/2026 1:45 AM, Paul wrote:

On Sun, 3/1/2026 1:34 PM, ...w-i|#-o-#-n|#-a wrote:

The cursor(vertical narrow bar) blinks for 5 seconds(5X, once per second) the changes to a fixed/same cursor with no blinking, then 15 seconds later it disappears.

-a

Yes, there's a pattern to what they're doing, but
not much in the way of an explanation for why
this benefits a user.

Another strange behavior: if you use the font "Cascadia Code"
and type <> != then they are replaced by the mathematical symbols.

That is the version with ligatures, and Cascadia Mono
should not do that. Presumably if you paste that somewhere
and apply Courier font to it, the original two characters should come back.

https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code

"Font Features" <=== see the image with font table right under this

Paul
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