What is ‘Cursor not working’ issue in Windows 10?
In this post, we are going to discuss on How to fix Cursor not working Windows 10, Cursor not working without mouse. You will be guided with easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.
‘Cursor not working’: It is common Windows Problem considered as Mouse Cursor issue. This issue indicates you are experiencing mouse/touchpad cursor not working issue in your Windows 10 PC/laptop and when you attempt to navigate to some other location on your Windows 10 desktop, you experience your mouse/touchpad cursor is stuck or freeze at specific location. This issue indicates you are unable to move cursor on Windows PC for some reasons.
Some users reported they faced Mouse cursor keeps disappearing issue and explained they even can’t see mouse cursor on entire Windows desktop screen or on specific application. If you are facing Cursor not working Windows 10 issue on specific application/game and not on entire Windows screen, then chances the application/game you are running is not allowing mouse cursor during running phase in Full Screen Mode. You can fix the issue by exiting from Full Screen Mode in app/game that is causing ‘Cursor not working’ issue.
There could be several reasons behind the issue including outdated/corrupted mouse driver, issue with mouse device connections, hardware issue with your mouse, outdated Windows OS, interference of third-party applications/background processes, and other Windows issues. It is possible to fix the issue with our instructions. Let’s go for the solution.
How to fix Cursor not working Windows 10?
Method 1: Fix ‘Cursor not working without mouse’ issue with ‘PC Repair Tool’
‘PC Repair Tool’ is easy & quick way to find and fix BSOD errors, DLL errors, EXE errors, problems with programs/applications, malware or viruses issues, system files or registry issues, and other system issues with just few clicks. You can get this tool through button/link below.
Method 2: Disconnect and reconnect mouse
This issue can be occurred if mouse (wireless or wired mouse) is not properly connected to Windows computer. You can disconnect your mouse from computer and reconnect it into computer properly into correct port, and check if it works for you.
Method 3: Restart your computer
Sometimes, this issue is occurred due to some temporary issues in your Windows computer. You can fix the issue just by restarting your Windows computer, and after restart, check if the issue is resolved.
Method 4: Install Windows 10 OS update
Updating Windows OS to latest update version can resolve the issue. Let’s try.
Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ App in Windows PC via Windows Search Box and go to ‘Update & Security > Windows Update’ and click ‘Check for updates’ button
Step 2: Download and install all available updates in Windows computer and once updated, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.
Method 5: Run Hardware and Devices troubleshooter
You can run Windows built-in Hardware and Devices troubleshooter in order to fix.
Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ App in Windows PC and go to ‘Update & Security > Troubleshoot’
Step 2: Find and select ‘Hardware and Devices’ troubleshoot, and click ‘Run the troubleshooter’ button and follow on-screen instructions to finish troubleshooting and once finished, check if the issue is resolved.
Method 6: Enable mouse/touchpad through Windows Settings
This issue can be occurred if mouse/touchpad is disabled in Windows Settings. You can re-enable moue/touchpad through settings in order to fix. If you are using laptop, check for a switch near the touchpad or try one of function keys like F6 or F9 and press it with ‘Fn’ key, and check if it works. For more, you need to open ‘Mouse Control Panel’ setting app via Windows Search Box and go to ‘Device Settings’ and enable mouse from there and check if it works.
Method 7: Uninstall mouse/touchpad driver and then reinstall it
Step 1: Open ‘Device Manager’ in Windows PC via Windows Search Box and expend ‘Mice and other pointing devices’ category
Step 2: Right-click on your mouse/touchpad driver and select ‘Uninstall Device’ to uninstall it and after that, restart your computer. Restarting your computer will reinstall all necessary drivers in computer and then check if the issue is resolved.
Download or reinstall mouse/touchpad driver update in Windows PC [Automatically]
You can also try to update all Windows drivers including mouse/touchpad driver update using Automatic Driver Update Tool. You can get this tool through button/link below.
Method 8: Disable ‘Tablet Mode’ in Windows PC
This issue can be occurred due to disabled ‘Tablet Mode’ in Windows PC. If Tablet Mode is enabled in your Windows 10 PC, mouse cursor will not be appeared anymore so you can disable tablet mode to fix. To do so, you need to go to ‘Notification Area’ at bottom-right corner of taskbar in Windows 10 PC and tap ‘Tablet Mode’ option to turn it into ‘Grey’ color that indicates it is turned OFF, and check if the issue is resolved.
Method 9: Disable/enable Hardware Acceleration in Chrome
This issue can be fixed by enabling/disabling Hardware Acceleration feature in Chrome’s settings in Windows PC, and check if disabling/enabling hardware acceleration feature works for you.
Conclusion
I am sure this post helped you on How to fix Cursor not working Windows 10, Cursor not working without mouse with several easy steps/methods. You can read & follow our instructions to do so. That’s all. For any suggestions or queries, please write on comment box below.
