Date: 2010apr8 Update: 2025aug15 OS: Windows Language: C/C++ Q. Win32: How can I change the cursor for a specific window? A. Use SetClassLong, like this:

void SetWindowCursor(HWND hwnd, const HCURSOR hCursor) { SetClassLong(hwnd, GCL_HCURSOR, PtrToLong(hCursor)); } void exampleUse(HWND hwnd) { SetWindowCursor(hwnd, LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_HAND)); }