How to Set the Thickness Width of the Blinking Cursor in Windows 7
Information
This will show you how to set the thickness of the blinking cursor to be thicker or thinner to make it easier for you to see it while typing anything inside of Windows 7.
EXAMPLE: Default and Thicker Blinking Cursor 
OPTION ONE
To Set Blinking Cursor Thickness in Ease of Access Center
Note
Anytime you make a change to a setting in the
Ease of Access Center, it will reset your
Visual Effects settings back to default, so you will need to check and set them again after using this option.
1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), click on the Ease of Access Center icon, and close the Control Panel.
2. In Ease of Access Center, click on the Make the computer easier to see link. (see screenshot below)
3. Scroll down towards the bottom until you see the Set the thickness of the blinking cursor option. Set how thick (1-20) you would like the cursor to be, and click on OK. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: The default thickness is 1.
OPTION TWO
To Set Blinking Cursor Thickness in Registry Editor
1. Open the Start Menu, type regedit in the search box, and press Enter.
2. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes.
3. In regedit, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
4. In the right pane of Desktop, double click on CaretWidth. (see screenshot above)
5. Select (dot) Decimal, then type in a number between 1 and 20 for how thick you would like the blinking cursor to be, and click on OK. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: The default thickness is 1.
6. Close regedit.
7. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply.
That's it,
Shawn
Cursor - Set Thickness Width 
