mouse pointer

  1. Windows 11 24H2: Fixing the Vanishing Mouse Pointer Bug

    In a seemingly serene update, Windows 11's version 24H2 has brought with it a rather peculiar bug: the mouse pointer vanishes into thin air while you're trying to type in text input fields. If you've recently updated and found your cursor pulling a Houdini act, you're not alone. What’s Going On...
  2. Windows 10 PC freezes when wifi randomly disconnected

    Once it freezes, I can't move my mouse pointer or keyboard. Only to hard shutdown my PC. I did not update my drivers. Nothing is shown to windows update settings window. My PC is Dell Inspiron 15 3552. Driver name: Qualcomm QCA9565 802.11b/g/n Driver date: April 21, 2017 This just happens...
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    Windows 10 Text marker turns white everywhere...

    Today when i powered on my pc, then i see my mouse pointer suddenly changed from black to white, when i press any seach bars in ect firefox or windows seach menus, when clearly it shows black colour in mouse settings. And it wasent like this last day. I dident install anything since...
  4. Windows 10 Mouse pointer broken

    So last day my mouse pointer changed shape in to 2 purple/red symbols like these + + or [ ] And i did not do anything to make it broken. The only thing i did was to change my monitor to a pg27uq 4 k monitor from asus. I have never seen this before and i tryed to reinstall video...
  5. Windows 10 Mouse pointer problem

    I use Inverted Large mouse pointers. This morning I found that the black of this scheme was replaced by light grey. I suspected this was caused by last night's update, so I recovered using Sunday's backup. Sure enough the black was back. I allowed Update to run again and the black was...
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    Windows Vista black screen of death

    Hi guys, I have a friends vista pc that i suspect the hard drive has semi caped out on him, I can view it as an external on my mac, But when i go to create a disk image it takes 5 weeks, When i boot it up ''I've tried it in three different pc's'' It comes up with ''diskette 0 failed continue...
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    Windows 7 Cannot change mouse pointer

    Hello all, I've searched here and in Google, but I can't find a satisfactory answer. I open the mouse section in Control Panel, choose the Pointer tab and set it to the pen. Well, applying it or OKing it doesn't work; nothing takes. I try browsing to the pen curser, but it still doesn't take...
  8. Windows 7 Mouse pointer "jump to" (default button) function

    I have a problem that I've never experienced before in XP, Vista and Windows 7. I have researched the problem but the only thing I can find is how to turn on and turn off the "jump to" default button pointer setting. In the past, the jump to feature worked as intended but appx. two weeks ago I...
  9. Windows 8 black screen on boot up

    I have an issue with getting a completely black screen. I never see a desktop. I never even see the login screen. If I press the sleep button on the case, then start it back up, I see a mouse pointer too. But on first boot, there is no mouse pointer. Booting in safe mode has the exact same...
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    Windows 8 fly-out menu strips and start menu self instigate

    My fly-out menu strips and start menu self instigate even when my mouse pointer is in the middle of the window. What, if anything, can be done to adjust the sensitivity of Windows 8 menus, or could it be a problem with my laptop's pointing device? Thanks for considering this issue. Duane:rolleyes:
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    Windows 7 How to Temporarily Disable Windows 7 Taskbar Auto-Hide for Better Access to Scroll Bars

    My Windows 7 taskbar is 'hidden' in that it only appears if I move my mouse pointer to the area where it would normally be (the bottom of the screen). Under normal circumstances, this is how I want it. However, there are times when I need to access the lateral scroll bar at the bottom of the...
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    Windows 7 Strange mouse pointer

    I am using Win7 64 bit. Randomly a mouse pointer appears that has a hand super imposed over a box that has a up down arrow on the right side. It automatically scrolls where ever I place the pointer over an object on the desktop. I cannot make it disappear. Rebooting the PC will return the...
  13. A Windows-based portable computer does not resume correctly if you close the lid while the computer

    Fixes a problem that occurs if you close the lid while the computer is asleep and then open the lid to resume the computer. You only see a blank screen and a mouse pointer until you make other inputs such as key strokes or mouse clicks. Link Removed
  14. You cannot use interactive TV functions in Windows Media Center on a Windows 7-based computer

    Fixes an issue in which the mouse pointer and the color settings button do not work correctly in Windows Media Center on a Windows 7-based computer. Therefore, you cannot use interactive TV functions. More...
  15. Windows 7 Dull screen but bright mouse pointer

    Hi Occasionally when I boot up my PC (Windows 7 Pro SP1), the screen is dulled but the mouse pointer (arrow) is very bright. When it's like this, if I open an application the text and the caret pointer are very dull and difficult to read. The situation doesn't change if I try a different...
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    Windows 7 Notification Area behaving abruptly

    No matter what and where I search, I found no solution to my problem. My notification area is behaving strangely : By default if one clicks the clock, the network icon or that small triangle arrow that shows the list of hidden icons, the clock or the list should remain on screen so further...
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    Windows 7 Once a week my new pc freezes and the mouse pointer disappears

    I have Acer i3 laptop which every now and then just freezes and the mouse pointer goes off screen. It can happen with no apps being open - but usually when IE8 is running. Everything freezes. CTRL ALT DEL does nothing. If I Click Start and type "perfmon /report" and press enter..I get No...
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    Windows 7 startup problems after installing windows 7

    Hi, This morning i installed w7. all fine until i restarted. after the windows is starting up (with the new icon) at the moment i should see the login page, the screen goes black. no mouse pointer no nothin' however sometimes i does work, but i'm not sure WHEN it works. i did all the startup...
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    Windows 7 Solve this mystery please

    I've searched high and low and although I can find similar problems and tried everything I can, I still have the following problem. After letting windows sit and I return to my computer, I move the mouse and the computer wakes up...sometimes. Other times the mouse pointer moves, and my monitor...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Freezes

    Ok so i've been having this weird problem lately. Every once in a while, my mouse pointer suddenly changes to a long vertical line, with "spikes" coming out of it. I know this sounds weird, but it does happen. I've tried taking screenshots, but those don't include the mouse pointer. Anyways...