SOLVED: Pressing the CTRL key sometimes displays a white circle around the mouse pointer (Windows 11 and PowerToys)
You may find that pressing the CTRL key sometimes displays a white circle around the mouse pointer. This can happen because of the following reasons: Control Panel Settings Open Control Panel (Start > Run > Control.exe). Select Mouse . Check whether "Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key" is checked. A screenshot of the mouse control panel PowerToys Open PowerToys Start > PowerToys (Preview) Locate and disable Mouse Highlighter A screenshot of PowerToys - While you're here - Why not check out our Windows Server Documentation and Audit Tool?