From a945c39c7715d733598a24aada56884f1921b843 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?J=C3=B6ran=20Karl?=
 <3951388+JoeKar@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 14:42:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] config: Don't hardcode the `fakecursor` under Windows
 console any longer

We just set the global default and allow the user to override it.
---
 internal/config/settings.go | 11 ++++++++++-
 internal/screen/screen.go   |  3 +--
 internal/util/util.go       |  7 -------
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/internal/config/settings.go b/internal/config/settings.go
index 2f8158334f..800d2d1413 100644
--- a/internal/config/settings.go
+++ b/internal/config/settings.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ var DefaultGlobalOnlySettings = map[string]any{
 	"colorscheme":    "default",
 	"divchars":       "|-",
 	"divreverse":     true,
-	"fakecursor":     false,
+	"fakecursor":     defaultFakeCursor(),
 	"helpsplit":      "hsplit",
 	"infobar":        true,
 	"keymenu":        false,
@@ -441,6 +441,15 @@ func defaultFileFormat() string {
 	return "unix"
 }
 
+func defaultFakeCursor() bool {
+	_, wt := os.LookupEnv("WT_SESSION")
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" && !wt {
+		// enabled for windows consoles where the cursor is slow
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func GetInfoBarOffset() int {
 	offset := 0
 	if GetGlobalOption("infobar").(bool) {
diff --git a/internal/screen/screen.go b/internal/screen/screen.go
index f8f9136161..a0bd93eb35 100644
--- a/internal/screen/screen.go
+++ b/internal/screen/screen.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/micro-editor/tcell/v2"
 	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/internal/config"
-	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/internal/util"
 )
 
 // Screen is the tcell screen we use to draw to the terminal
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ func ShowFakeCursor(x, y int) {
 }
 
 func UseFake() bool {
-	return util.FakeCursor || config.GetGlobalOption("fakecursor").(bool)
+	return config.GetGlobalOption("fakecursor").(bool)
 }
 
 // ShowFakeCursorMulti is the same as ShowFakeCursor except it does not
diff --git a/internal/util/util.go b/internal/util/util.go
index e0ae62f287..cad6374349 100644
--- a/internal/util/util.go
+++ b/internal/util/util.go
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ var (
 	CompileDate = "Unknown"
 	// Debug logging
 	Debug = "OFF"
-	// FakeCursor is used to disable the terminal cursor and have micro
-	// draw its own (enabled for windows consoles where the cursor is slow)
-	FakeCursor = false
 
 	// Stdout is a buffer that is written to stdout when micro closes
 	Stdout *bytes.Buffer
@@ -93,10 +90,6 @@ func init() {
 		fmt.Println("Invalid version: ", Version, err)
 	}
 
-	_, wt := os.LookupEnv("WT_SESSION")
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" && !wt {
-		FakeCursor = true
-	}
 	Stdout = new(bytes.Buffer)
 }
 

From dcbf51be6491db53b44c3bd07af747191164441e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?J=C3=B6ran=20Karl?=
 <3951388+JoeKar@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 18:59:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] help: Add a concrete note for the `fakecursor` option in
 the Windows Console

---
 runtime/help/options.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/runtime/help/options.md b/runtime/help/options.md
index d4832c5d08..85f25e8b38 100644
--- a/runtime/help/options.md
+++ b/runtime/help/options.md
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ Here are the available options:
 * `fakecursor`: forces micro to render the cursor using terminal colors rather
    than the actual terminal cursor. This is useful when the terminal's cursor is
    slow or otherwise unavailable/undesirable to use.
+   Note: This option defaults to `true` in case `micro` is used in the legacy
+   Windows Console.
 
     default value: `false`