diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 371afb2..8f170fb 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    "rust-analyzer.check.command": "clippy"
+    "rust-analyzer.check.command": "clippy",
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b777a6a..09f7112 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ Please see the [wiki](https://github.com/MolotovCherry/virtual-display-rs/wiki/V
 3. Install [`cargo-make`](https://github.com/sagiegurari/cargo-make) if you don't have it
 4. Install [`cargo-target-dir`](https://github.com/MolotovCherry/cargo-target-dir)
 
+Make sure you generate your own windows code signing cert and install it according to "Installing the certificate" section.
+
 You can build it with `cargo make build` (debug) or `cargo make -p prod build` (release), and check the `target/output` directory for all the files
 
 To build the installer, do a `cargo make build-installer` (dev) or `cargo make -p prod build-installer` (release). In order to build the installer, you need [wix toolset](https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/releases) installed and on `Path`
diff --git a/rust/virtual-display-driver/src/context.rs b/rust/virtual-display-driver/src/context.rs
index 24d2351..02c31e2 100644
--- a/rust/virtual-display-driver/src/context.rs
+++ b/rust/virtual-display-driver/src/context.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,29 @@
 use std::{
+    ffi::c_void,
     mem::{self, size_of},
     num::{ParseIntError, TryFromIntError},
     ptr::{addr_of_mut, NonNull},
 };
 
 use anyhow::anyhow;
-use log::error;
+use log::{error, warn};
 use wdf_umdf::{
-    IddCxAdapterInitAsync, IddCxError, IddCxMonitorArrival, IddCxMonitorCreate, WdfError,
-    WdfObjectDelete, WDF_DECLARE_CONTEXT_TYPE,
+    IddCxAdapterInitAsync, IddCxError, IddCxMonitorArrival, IddCxMonitorCreate,
+    IddCxMonitorSetupHardwareCursor, WdfError, WdfObjectDelete, WDF_DECLARE_CONTEXT_TYPE,
 };
 use wdf_umdf_sys::{
     DISPLAYCONFIG_VIDEO_OUTPUT_TECHNOLOGY, HANDLE, IDARG_IN_ADAPTER_INIT, IDARG_IN_MONITORCREATE,
-    IDARG_OUT_ADAPTER_INIT, IDARG_OUT_MONITORARRIVAL, IDARG_OUT_MONITORCREATE, IDDCX_ADAPTER,
-    IDDCX_ADAPTER_CAPS, IDDCX_ENDPOINT_DIAGNOSTIC_INFO, IDDCX_ENDPOINT_VERSION,
-    IDDCX_FEATURE_IMPLEMENTATION, IDDCX_MONITOR, IDDCX_MONITOR_DESCRIPTION,
-    IDDCX_MONITOR_DESCRIPTION_TYPE, IDDCX_MONITOR_INFO, IDDCX_SWAPCHAIN, IDDCX_TRANSMISSION_TYPE,
-    LUID, NTSTATUS, WDFDEVICE, WDFOBJECT, WDF_OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES,
+    IDARG_IN_SETUP_HWCURSOR, IDARG_OUT_ADAPTER_INIT, IDARG_OUT_MONITORARRIVAL,
+    IDARG_OUT_MONITORCREATE, IDDCX_ADAPTER, IDDCX_ADAPTER_CAPS, IDDCX_CURSOR_CAPS,
+    IDDCX_ENDPOINT_DIAGNOSTIC_INFO, IDDCX_ENDPOINT_VERSION, IDDCX_FEATURE_IMPLEMENTATION,
+    IDDCX_MONITOR, IDDCX_MONITOR_DESCRIPTION, IDDCX_MONITOR_DESCRIPTION_TYPE, IDDCX_MONITOR_INFO,
+    IDDCX_SWAPCHAIN, IDDCX_TRANSMISSION_TYPE, IDDCX_XOR_CURSOR_SUPPORT, LUID, NTSTATUS, WDFDEVICE,
+    WDFOBJECT, WDF_OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES,
+};
+use windows::{
+    core::{s, w, GUID},
+    Win32::{Foundation::TRUE, System::Threading::CreateEventA},
 };
-use windows::core::{w, GUID};
 
 use crate::{
     direct_3d_device::Direct3DDevice,
@@ -250,6 +255,8 @@ impl MonitorContext {
             processor.run(swap_chain, device, new_frame_event);
 
             self.swap_chain_processor = Some(processor);
+
+            self.setup_hw_cursor();
         } else {
             // It's important to delete the swap-chain if D3D initialization fails, so that the OS knows to generate a new
             // swap-chain and try again.
@@ -263,4 +270,40 @@ impl MonitorContext {
     pub fn unassign_swap_chain(&mut self) {
         self.swap_chain_processor.take();
     }
+
+    pub fn setup_hw_cursor(&mut self) {
+        let mouse_event = unsafe { CreateEventA(None, false, false, s!("vdd_mouse_event")) };
+        let Ok(mouse_event) = mouse_event else {
+            error!("CreateEventA failed: {mouse_event:?}");
+            return;
+        };
+
+        // setup hardware cursor
+        let cursor_info = IDDCX_CURSOR_CAPS {
+            #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+            Size: std::mem::size_of::<IDDCX_CURSOR_CAPS>() as u32,
+            AlphaCursorSupport: TRUE.0,
+            MaxX: 512,
+            MaxY: 512,
+            ColorXorCursorSupport: IDDCX_XOR_CURSOR_SUPPORT::IDDCX_XOR_CURSOR_SUPPORT_NONE,
+        };
+
+        let hw_cursor = IDARG_IN_SETUP_HWCURSOR {
+            CursorInfo: cursor_info,
+            hNewCursorDataAvailable: mouse_event.0 as *mut c_void,
+        };
+
+        let res = unsafe { IddCxMonitorSetupHardwareCursor(self.device, &hw_cursor) };
+        let Ok(res) = res else {
+            error!("IddCxMonitorSetupHardwareCursor() failed: {res:?}");
+            return;
+        };
+
+        if res.is_warning() {
+            warn!("IddCxMonitorSetupHardwareCursor() warn: {res:?}");
+        }
+        if res.is_error() {
+            error!("IddCxMonitorSetupHardwareCursor() failed: {res:?}");
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rust/wdf-umdf/src/iddcx.rs b/rust/wdf-umdf/src/iddcx.rs
index 66e6a95..260a231 100644
--- a/rust/wdf-umdf/src/iddcx.rs
+++ b/rust/wdf-umdf/src/iddcx.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 #![allow(clippy::missing_errors_doc)]
 
 use wdf_umdf_sys::{
-    IDARG_IN_ADAPTER_INIT, IDARG_IN_MONITORCREATE, IDARG_IN_SWAPCHAINSETDEVICE,
-    IDARG_OUT_ADAPTER_INIT, IDARG_OUT_MONITORARRIVAL, IDARG_OUT_MONITORCREATE,
+    IDARG_IN_ADAPTER_INIT, IDARG_IN_MONITORCREATE, IDARG_IN_QUERY_HWCURSOR,
+    IDARG_IN_SETUP_HWCURSOR, IDARG_IN_SWAPCHAINSETDEVICE, IDARG_OUT_ADAPTER_INIT,
+    IDARG_OUT_MONITORARRIVAL, IDARG_OUT_MONITORCREATE, IDARG_OUT_QUERY_HWCURSOR,
     IDARG_OUT_RELEASEANDACQUIREBUFFER, IDDCX_ADAPTER, IDDCX_MONITOR, IDDCX_SWAPCHAIN,
     IDD_CX_CLIENT_CONFIG, NTSTATUS, WDFDEVICE, WDFDEVICE_INIT,
 };
@@ -135,9 +136,9 @@ pub unsafe fn IddCxDeviceInitialize(
 /// None. User is responsible for safety.
 pub unsafe fn IddCxAdapterInitAsync(
     // in
-    pInArgs: *const IDARG_IN_ADAPTER_INIT,
+    pInArgs: &IDARG_IN_ADAPTER_INIT,
     // out
-    pOutArgs: *mut IDARG_OUT_ADAPTER_INIT,
+    pOutArgs: &mut IDARG_OUT_ADAPTER_INIT,
 ) -> Result<NTSTATUS, IddCxError> {
     IddCxCall! {
         IddCxAdapterInitAsync(
@@ -155,9 +156,9 @@ pub unsafe fn IddCxMonitorCreate(
     // in
     AdapterObject: IDDCX_ADAPTER,
     // in
-    pInArgs: *const IDARG_IN_MONITORCREATE,
+    pInArgs: &IDARG_IN_MONITORCREATE,
     // out
-    pOutArgs: *mut IDARG_OUT_MONITORCREATE,
+    pOutArgs: &mut IDARG_OUT_MONITORCREATE,
 ) -> Result<NTSTATUS, IddCxError> {
     IddCxCall!(
         IddCxMonitorCreate(
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ pub unsafe fn IddCxMonitorArrival(
     // in
     MonitorObject: IDDCX_MONITOR,
     // out
-    pOutArgs: *mut IDARG_OUT_MONITORARRIVAL,
+    pOutArgs: &mut IDARG_OUT_MONITORARRIVAL,
 ) -> Result<NTSTATUS, IddCxError> {
     IddCxCall!(
         IddCxMonitorArrival(
@@ -254,3 +255,42 @@ pub unsafe fn IddCxMonitorDeparture(
         )
     )
 }
+
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// None. User is responsible for safety.
+#[rustfmt::skip]
+pub unsafe fn IddCxMonitorSetupHardwareCursor(
+    // in
+    MonitorObject: IDDCX_MONITOR,
+    // in
+    pInArgs: &IDARG_IN_SETUP_HWCURSOR
+) -> Result<NTSTATUS, IddCxError> {
+    IddCxCall!(
+        IddCxMonitorSetupHardwareCursor(
+            MonitorObject,
+            pInArgs
+        )
+    )
+}
+
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// None. User is responsible for safety.
+#[rustfmt::skip]
+pub unsafe fn IddCxMonitorQueryHardwareCursor(
+    // in
+    MonitorObject: IDDCX_MONITOR,
+    // in
+    pInArgs: &IDARG_IN_QUERY_HWCURSOR,
+    // out
+    pOutArgs: &mut IDARG_OUT_QUERY_HWCURSOR
+) -> Result<NTSTATUS, IddCxError> {
+    IddCxCall!(
+        IddCxMonitorQueryHardwareCursor(
+            MonitorObject,
+            pInArgs,
+            pOutArgs
+        )
+    )
+}