.cur file: how to open it on Windows

18 Windows apps register the .cur extension. Install one of them to open the file with a double-click.

About the format

Format: Windows cursor
MIME type: image/x-win-bitmap
PRONOM identifier: fmt/385

Format data: freedesktop.org shared-mime-info and PRONOM (The National Archives, UK).

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