Mouse cursor override and clear
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" Title="MouseInput" Height="300" Width="300"> <Grid> <Ellipse Fill="Blue" x:Name="myEllipse" /> </Grid> </Window> //File:Window.xaml.vb Imports System Imports System.Collections.Generic Imports System.Text Imports System.Windows Imports System.Windows.Controls Imports System.Windows.Data Imports System.Windows.Documents Imports System.Windows.Input Imports System.Windows.Media Imports System.Windows.Media.Imaging Imports System.Windows.Shapes Imports System.Diagnostics Namespace WpfApplication1 Public Partial Class Window1 Inherits System.Windows.Window Public Sub New() InitializeComponent() End Sub Private Sub StartSlowWork() Mouse.OverrideCursor = Cursors.AppStarting End Sub Private Sub SlowWorkCompleted() Mouse.OverrideCursor = Nothing End Sub Protected Overrides Sub OnMouseDown(e As MouseButtonEventArgs) MyBase.OnMouseDown(e) If e.Source Is myEllipse Then StartSlowWork() End If End Sub Protected Overrides Sub OnMouseUp(e As MouseButtonEventArgs) MyBase.OnMouseUp(e) SlowWorkCompleted() End Sub End Class End Namespace