In four out of five cases, its usually that something is wrong with your Windows system.
What are you waiting for?
Scroll below to get started.
In most cases, a simple reboot will bring your mouse pointer or cursor back.
On laptops, you might fix the problem by cleaning the trackpad gently.
you’re free to also try disabling tablet mode to troubleshoot the cursor not showing.
I would suggest implementing the solutions one after another.
Here are the solutions to fix the mouse cursor suddenly disappears in Windows 11:
1.
For wireless mouse, pull out its dongle and reconnect it.
Also, change its old batteries and insert new ones.
Additionally, you’re free to try connecting your mouse to another computer.
But what if it has crapped out for you?
Read our great piece to fix theLogitech mouse not working on Windows 11.
Restart The equipment
Once you determine the mouse to be working, start your setup.
This will ensure that any driver issues causing the mouse to be unrecognized are resolved.
Restarting also removes any temporary files present on the computer that can add to this problem.
After you restart the computer, plug in the mouse and see if the mouse pointer appears.
For the next steps, use the keyboard to navigate through the Windows interface.
you’re free to also use a mouse from someone else to do this.
Here are the steps to unhide the cursor from prefs:
kickstart your machine.
Check whether this setting resolved the mouse cursor or not.
Read how we fixed it to make themouse start working again on WIndows 11.
Update Mouse Driver
An outdated mouse driver can interfere with the cursor.
you should probably update or reinstall the existing mouse driver to avoid such problems.
Is the mouse scroll wheel not working?
Read our guide to fixing themiddle mouse button on Windows 10.
Reinstall Mouse Driver
Cant notice the cursor in Windows 11 even after updating the mouse driver?
Presumably, the driver is corrupted.
Uninstall and reinstall the driver to clear this jam.
Heres the procedure to reinstall the mouse driver using the keyboard only:
Now, power cycle your box.
Windows will automatically set up the driver.
Check whether the issue remains or not.
Move to the following solution if yes.
These are the solutions you should follow when.
However, in case youre using a laptop and your touchpad cursor vanishes, check out the following section.
To tackle this issue, re-turn on the trackpad from the Windows parameters.
This can bring the cursor icon back.
Some newer generation Windows laptop computers have a physical touchpad lock key so check that its turned on.
A few days back, we discovered a strange bug on Windows.
The mouse and Keyboard worked on the BIOS but disappeared on the desktop.
We could not believe ourselves when we discovered thefix that made the mouse and keyboard work again.
Read on to find out how the insanity ensued
2.
This happens after purchasing a new laptop.
As soon as you update the setting, youll notice the mouse pointer right on display.
Theres one last thing you might consider resolving this issue.
Your Windows 11 system switches to tablet mode automatically on these devices.
Hence, the mouse cursor is missing.
block the tablet mode to avoid the issue.
Next, restart the computer by pressing Ctrl + X and selecting Restart.
Is your mouse flickering like the lights on Stranger Things?
After some digging, we found it was just a bug not a Demogorgon.
Read our article on how we fixed theflickering mouse issue on Windows 11.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to Enable/shut down the Touchpad Using a Keyboard?
To shut down the touchpad, navigate the Windows prefs using theTabandEnterkey.
To do that, go toSettings>Bluetooth & devices>Touchpad>Toggle On.
How to bring the cursor back on my laptop?
Press the predefined key to switch on the touchpad on your laptop.
However, if anything feels complicated while tweaking this issue, feel free to comment below.
My team will be very much happy to assist you throughout the process.
Until next time, its goodbye.
