diff --git a/include/SpecialK/input/input.h b/include/SpecialK/input/input.h
index fc2a4f6ba..2dccdd67f 100644
--- a/include/SpecialK/input/input.h
+++ b/include/SpecialK/input/input.h
@@ -1334,6 +1334,8 @@ bool SK_Window_IsCursorActive                   (void);
 bool SK_ImGui_CursorWarpingCooledDown           (void);
 void SK_ImGui_UpdateLastCursorWarpTime          (void);
 
+extern bool SK_ImGui_IsHWCursorVisible;
+
 enum SK_InputEnablement {
   Enabled              = 0,
   Disabled             = 1,
diff --git a/include/imgui/imgui_user.inl b/include/imgui/imgui_user.inl
index abdada263..38a6456d2 100644
--- a/include/imgui/imgui_user.inl
+++ b/include/imgui/imgui_user.inl
@@ -3243,7 +3243,8 @@ SK_ImGui_UpdateClassCursor (void)
 extern HWND  SK_CachedForegroundWindow;
 extern DWORD SK_CachedForegroundWindowTime;
 
-HANDLE  hPollCursorEvent;
+HANDLE hPollCursorEvent;
+bool   SK_ImGui_IsHWCursorVisible = false;
 
 DWORD
 WINAPI
@@ -3260,6 +3261,8 @@ SK_ImGui_CursorPollingThread (LPVOID)
     SK_GetCursorPos (&SK_ImGui_LastKnownCursorPos);
                       SK_ImGui_LastKnownCursor =
                                   SK_GetCursor ();
+                      SK_ImGui_IsHWCursorVisible =
+                      SK_InputUtil_IsHWCursorVisible ();
   }
 
   SK_Thread_CloseSelf ();
@@ -3286,10 +3289,10 @@ SK_ImGui_User_NewFrame (void)
 
   SetEvent (hPollCursorEvent);
 
-  bool capture_mouse    = SK_ImGui_WantMouseCapture      (false, &cursor_pos);
-  bool anything_hovered = SK_ImGui_IsAnythingHovered     ();
-  HWND hWndForeground   = SK_GetForegroundWindow         ();
-  BOOL bHWCursorVisible = SK_InputUtil_IsHWCursorVisible ();
+  bool capture_mouse    = SK_ImGui_WantMouseCapture  (false, &cursor_pos);
+  bool anything_hovered = SK_ImGui_IsAnythingHovered ();
+  HWND hWndForeground   = SK_GetForegroundWindow     ();
+  BOOL bHWCursorVisible = SK_ImGui_IsHWCursorVisible;
 
   SK_CachedForegroundWindow     = hWndForeground;
   SK_CachedForegroundWindowTime = SK::ControlPanel::current_time;
@@ -3707,7 +3710,7 @@ SK_ImGui_User_NewFrame (void)
     }
 
     io.MouseDrawCursor =
-      (! SK_InputUtil_IsHWCursorVisible ());
+      (! SK_ImGui_IsHWCursorVisible);
   }
 
   else
diff --git a/src/control_panel.cpp b/src/control_panel.cpp
index e22a68f4c..75359f1ea 100644
--- a/src/control_panel.cpp
+++ b/src/control_panel.cpp
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ SK_Display_ResolutionSelectUI (bool bMarkDirty)
     ImGui::PopItemWidth ();
   }
 
-  static BOOL bDPIAware  =
+  static bool bDPIAware  =
       IsProcessDPIAware (),
               bImmutableDPI = FALSE;
 
diff --git a/src/control_panel/cfg_input.cpp b/src/control_panel/cfg_input.cpp
index d14798510..0e4f6f03d 100644
--- a/src/control_panel/cfg_input.cpp
+++ b/src/control_panel/cfg_input.cpp
@@ -3136,7 +3136,7 @@ SK_ImGui_CursorBoundaryConfig (bool window_mgmt = false)
     {
       if (SK_ImGui_Cursor.force == sk_cursor_state::None)
       {
-        if (! SK_InputUtil_IsHWCursorVisible ())
+        if (! SK_ImGui_IsHWCursorVisible)
         {
           if (ImGui::Button (" Force Mouse Cursor Visible "))
           {
diff --git a/src/input/cursor.cpp b/src/input/cursor.cpp
index 434698577..c2517c1eb 100644
--- a/src/input/cursor.cpp
+++ b/src/input/cursor.cpp
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ ImGuiCursor_Impl (void)
   if (SK_ImGui_WantHWCursor ())
   {
     io.MouseDrawCursor =
-      ( (! SK_ImGui_Cursor.idle) && SK_ImGui_IsMouseRelevant () && (! SK_InputUtil_IsHWCursorVisible ()));
+      ( (! SK_ImGui_Cursor.idle) && SK_ImGui_IsMouseRelevant () && (! SK_ImGui_IsHWCursorVisible));
   }
 
   //
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ ImGuiCursor_Impl (void)
       SK_SendMsgSetCursor (0);
     }
 
-    io.MouseDrawCursor = (! SK_ImGui_Cursor.idle) && (! SK_InputUtil_IsHWCursorVisible ());
+    io.MouseDrawCursor = (! SK_ImGui_Cursor.idle) && (! SK_ImGui_IsHWCursorVisible);
   }
 }
 
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ SK_ImGui_WantMouseCaptureEx (DWORD dwReasonMask, POINT *pptCursor)
     if (game_window.mouse.can_track && (! game_window.mouse.inside) && config.input.mouse.disabled_to_game == SK_InputEnablement::DisabledInBackground)
       imgui_capture = true;
 
-    else if (config.input.ui.capture_hidden && (! SK_InputUtil_IsHWCursorVisible ()))
+    else if (config.input.ui.capture_hidden && (! SK_ImGui_IsHWCursorVisible))
       imgui_capture = true;
 
     if (game_window.active && ReadULong64Acquire (&config.input.mouse.temporarily_allow) > SK_GetFramesDrawn () - 20)
diff --git a/src/render/screenshot.cpp b/src/render/screenshot.cpp
index 99d86f7ea..1e77a5b2c 100644
--- a/src/render/screenshot.cpp
+++ b/src/render/screenshot.cpp
@@ -2243,7 +2243,7 @@ SK_ScreenshotManager::setSnipState (SK_ScreenshotManager::SnippingState state)
   else if (state == SnippingRequested ||
            state == SnippingActive)
   {
-    if (! SK_InputUtil_IsHWCursorVisible ())
+    if (! SK_ImGui_IsHWCursorVisible)
     {
       do
       {