C# Signature:

[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern int ShowCursor(bool bShow);

VB.Net Signature:

<DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Auto, ExactSpelling:=True)> _
Public Shared Function ShowCursor(ByVal bShow As Boolean) As Integer

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

The ShowCursor function displays or hides the cursor.

bShow

    [in] Specifies whether the internal display counter is to be incremented or decremented. If bShow is TRUE, the display count is incremented by one. If bShow is FALSE, the display count is decremented by one.

Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

ShowCursor(False) 'Hide Cursor
Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000) 'Wait 5 Seconds
ShowCursor(True) 'And show it again

Alternative Managed API:

System.Windows.Forms.Cursor.Hide()

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