Windows 10 Loss of cursor/pointer

[wollidoodl]

For no apparent reason, my cursor has disappeared. It appears at startup but then disappears as soon as any key is touched. I have tried all the recovery methods listed on Google/Bing etc. and nothing has worked. My PC is an Acer R3-131T. Any advise gratefully received.

 

[Neemobeer]

Can you provide steps you have taken already? This sounds like corrupted resource files or potentially malware.

 

[wollidoodl]

Thanks for reply.
I can't really provide all the steps I have taken since there are so many. As i said, I have followed everything that I could find on Google/Bing etc to no avail. I have both Malwarebytes and Norton installed if this is relevant.

 

[Neemobeer]

Have you run the following commands?

sfc /scannow and dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth?

 

[wollidoodl]

Have you run the following commands?

sfc /scannow and dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth?
Thanks, I will try this.

 

[AdrianG001]

For no apparent reason, my cursor has disappeared. It appears at startup but then disappears as soon as any key is touched. I have tried all the recovery methods listed on Google/Bing etc. and nothing has worked. My PC is an Acer R3-131T. Any advise gratefully received.

Press the fn + F6 or F7 Key at the same time and check if it works.

If its not helping then try pressing Fn + F3 or Fn + F5 or Fn + F9 or Fn + F11 keys.

If still the problem persists get a USB mouse, go to Device manager, uninstall the driver for HID Compliant mouse, reboot and let Windows install the driver.

Regards,
Adrian

 

[wollidoodl]

Have you run the following commands?

sfc /scannow and dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth?

Thanks, I will try this.

 

[wollidoodl]

Press the fn + F6 or F7 Key at the same time and check if it works.

If its not helping then try pressing Fn + F3 or Fn + F5 or Fn + F9 or Fn + F11 keys.

If still the problem persists get a USB mouse, go to Device manager, uninstall the driver for HID Compliant mouse, reboot and let Windows install the driver.

Regards,
Adrian

Thanks, I will try this

 

[samK]

1. Press Windows + R keys altogether to bring out the Run box.
2. Type devmgmt.msc and then hit Enter to open Device Manager.
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3. Press Tab to switch to devices list.
4. Use arrow keys to scroll down to Mice and other pointing devices and use the right arrow key to expand it.
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5. Use the down arrow key to select your mouse device.
6. Press Shift + F10 open the context menu.
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7. Choose Update driver with arrow keys and hit Enter.
8. Follow the on-screen installation instructions to finish the updates and then check whether the lost cursor or mouse not working issue persists on your Windows 10 laptop or desktop PC.