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Windows wait cursor information


Wait cursor
Other names
  • Busy cursor
  • Hourglass cursor
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypeCursor

The Windows wait cursor, informally the Blue circle of death (known as the hourglass cursor until Windows Vista) is a throbber that indicates that an application is busy performing an operation. It can be accompanied by an arrow if the operation is being performed in the background.

The wait cursor can display on programs using the Windows API.

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