How to Set the Cursor Blink Rate in Windows 7 and Vista
Information
This will show you how to specify how much time in milliseconds you would like to elapse between each blink of the selection cursor in Windows 7 and Vista.
OPTION ONE
To Set Cursor Blink Rate in Keyboard Properties
1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), click on the Keyboard icon, and close the Control Panel.
2. In the Speed tab, adjust the Cursor blink rate slider for how fast in you want the cursor blink rate to be, and click on OK. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: This shows the default setting.
OPTION TWO
To Set Cursor Blink Rate 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 (Windows 7) or Continue (Vista).
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 CursorBlinkRate. (see screenshot above)
5. Type in a number between 200 and 800 for how fast in milliseconds you want the cursor blink rate to be, and click on OK. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: Setting it to -1 will give you no cursor blink. The default cursor blink rate is 530 milliseconds.
6. Close regedit.
7. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply.
That's it,
Shawn
Cursor Blink Rate - Set 
