set-cursor.ps1

# Cursor paths
$DefaultCursor = "C:\Windows\Cursors\aero_arrow.cur"
$CustomCursor  = "C:\Users\NAME\path\to\custom_cursor.cur"

# Registry path
$RegPath = "HKCU:\Control Panel\Cursors"

# Desktop log file
$Desktop = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop")
$LogFile = Join-Path $Desktop "RDP-CURSOR-STATUS.log"

# Check if rdpclip.exe is running → RDP session
$IsRdp = Get-Process rdpclip -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$Mode = if ($IsRdp) { "rdp" } else { "local" }

# Decide which cursor to use
$CursorToUse = if ($Mode -eq "rdp") { $DefaultCursor } else { $CustomCursor }

<#
# Write mode to log - uncomment to use
@"
[$(Get-Date)] Mode: $Mode | rdpclip running: $([bool]$IsRdp) | Cursor set to: $CursorToUse
"@ | Out-File -FilePath $LogFile -Append -Encoding utf8

Write-Host "Mode: $Mode"
Write-Host "Cursor set to: $CursorToUse"
Write-Host "rdpclip running: $([bool]$IsRdp)"
Write-Host "Updating registry..."
#>

# Update the cursor in registry
Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegPath -Name Arrow -Value $CursorToUse

# Force Windows to reload cursors immediately
Add-Type @"
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
public class CursorRefresh {
    [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError=true)]
    public static extern bool SystemParametersInfo(
        int uiAction, int uiParam, IntPtr pvParam, int fWinIni);
}
"@

# SPI_SETCURSORS = 0x57
[CursorRefresh]::SystemParametersInfo(0x57, 0, [IntPtr]::Zero, 0)

Write-Host "Cursor updated!"

Write-Host "Waiting 30 seconds to read output..."

Start-Sleep -Seconds 30