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  1. J

    Solved! My cursor disappears when I take the mouse out

    I have Windows 10 laptop can't use without mouse as no cursor appears
  2. M

    Solved! My computer shows blue colour and cursor when I power on

    My Dell Vostro 1510 using windows 7 shows blue colour and cursor when I power it on
  3. B

    Solved! I managed to get past the boot loop but now every time I sign in the screen goes black and a cursor pops up. What do I do now?

    I managed to get past the boot loop but now every time I sign in the screen goes black and a cursor pops up. What do I do now?
  4. S

    Solved! Vertical line on my laptop screen screws perfomance

    This is what i'm talking about because i just can't explain it. https://streamable.com/ezxar Everytime i hover my cursor below the vertical line as you see in the video it becomes choppy and slow like my whole screen is 60 fps and below the vertical line is like 15-20.And it's not only the...
  5. J

    Solved! Asus x555l's Windows button doesn't work sometimes and mouse cursor sometimes disappears

    Sometimes, the Windows button doesn't work, and the pop up doesn't show. In addition, the mouse cursor sometimes disappears.
  6. kikani.kautik

    how to fix spinning blue circle next to mouse cursor in windows 7 ?

    Hello everyone !! I have major issue in my PC please read all point. how to fix spinning blue circle next to mouse cursor in windows 7 ? - i am trying to resolve it since 6 month - i had installed windows 7 more then 5 time may be os problem but not resolved then after - i have replace...
  7. N

    I bought a new Corsair M65 pro and my cursor will move but I cant use left or right click

    My mouse won't detect on the iCUE software and I can't use the left click, right click but the DPI, side, scroll wheel and sniper buttons still work.
  8. L

    Solved! Acer Aspire Laptop black screen with cursor after log in

    Been working on this for a while, cant seem to find a fix that works, seems like a common issue with no common fix Happened one morning on start up, logo appears, and logs in with the do-do log in noise as regular but once logged in screen is black. The cursor is visible (along with the...
  9. N

    Solved! Cursor is frozen on Acer Aspire A114-31

    Acer aspire - cursor frozen - help!
  10. H

    Solved! How do I turn the cursor on on my Dell Inspiron 5555

    How do I turn the cursor on on my Dell Inspiron 5555
  11. S

    Solved! Asus laptop black screen with cursor R540S

    Asus laptop R540S shows black screen after logo with cursor stuck n loading mode
  12. J

    Solved! Touchpad cursor overcorrects for small movements

    Hi, I've recently bought a new HP laptop and I'm experiencing some troubles with the touchpad cursor at the moment, which I've never experienced before with other laptops. When I'm trying to make minor movements with my cursor using my touchpad, the cursor jumps back to it's original position...
  13. Z

    Solved! strange empty blue screen with only cursor in fresh windows installation

    Hi , it's all in the title i have an asus laptop and want to install win 10 (empty HDD disk ) , in the bios all seems normal i create a bootable usb key with rufus , after asus logo i have empty blue screen with only cursor , i made different research in forum , i didn't find a same case . i...
  14. Y

    Solved! HP Envy help

    I can turn on my laptop but I can't move the cursor or type anything and I'm just stuck on the lock screen. I've tried restarting it by holding the power button but that doesn't seem to be doing anything. The only thing I can do is turning it on and off by the power button. Any reasons why it...
  15. G

    Solved! My cursor can move, but can't click on anything but the program I am on.

    Okay, so, my cursor can move, but occasionally, my cursor will be able to stop clicking, meaning I'll have to do Ctrl+Tab to move through programs. I'm on a Windows 7 laptop, 64-bit to be specific, and I'm using a Corsair M65 Pro RGB. Right now, my cursor can move, but won't click, and I can...
  16. J

    Solved! Roving cursor - Dell Latitude D630

    Uncontrollable. Cursor. Roams horizontally, on the left edge, at the "close" 'X'. Frustrating, no touch pad control often. Hibernating, restarting, running anti-virus don't work. Looking for your hints, experiences, ideas - this makes any. use very slow. Using Chrome most of the time...
  17. P

    Solved! cursor moves to lower right hand corner by itself

    I am using Acer Laptop V 15 V3-575T-71U5. Whether I am physically typing or not the cursor moves uncontrollably to the utmost lower right-hand corner below the notification square icon off the screen. Then the cursor keeps jumping around when I move it to another portion of the screen. Help
  18. C

    Acrobat Reader DC: Strange behaviour when searching for left or right paren

    In Acrobat Reader DC 2019.008.20074, under Windows 10, when I search for ")" (left paren), it finds the next occurrence and highiights it, but it also places a blue rectangle around a larger area of the text (containing the left paren). When I move the mouse pointer into the rectangle, it...
  19. C

    Solved! need to do update but computer froze and can't click on anything

    My computer is frozen, I can see cursor, but it won't let me click on anything. I have already turned it off and back on. I think I need to do an update, but can't click on the updates to start one
  20. M

    Solved! Laptop restarting problem

    My laptop is on, booted, cursor appeared on black screen and turned off suddenly and starting....and this is looping plz help me out
  21. viveknayyar007

    How to Enable Trackpad Feature On iPhone Keyboard

    While typing some long text in your iPhone, if you want to change any part of your document, generally it’s challenging to place the cursor exactly at the point of error. However, with the help of trackpad feature, this navigation becomes easy. Here’s how: ■Bring up the virtual keyboard Open...
  22. S

    Solved! blackscreen & movable cursor

    Hi, I have an acer one 10 laptop, and I recently factory reset it. The next day, I opened it but only a black screen and a movable cursor appears. I already tried ctrl+alt+del but it didn't work. I also tried pressing the shift key repeatedly but to no avail. What to do? Help!
  23. T

    Mouse cursor issue

    Hello, I have a small issue with my new laptop (Asus ROG GL502V). When it wakes up from hibernation mode, sometimes I have a square instead of my mouse cursor. When I open something, the square is gone and I have normal cursor. I know it's not a big problem but it's a bit irritating. Thanks a...
  24. L

    Black screen with white cursor when i try to enter bios. Can boot into windows normally but can't access bios.

    Windows 10 boots up normally but I do want to add a msata ssd into my laptop and use that as the boot drive. But when I try to enter the bios to configure some settings, all i get is a black screen with a white cursor.
  25. geofelt

    How to get the cursor to the search box automatically when google is opened.

    For whatever reason, when I open google, the cursor no longer appears in the search box, ready for me to make an entry. This must be a new thing. As I recall, google always used to behave nicely when opening a new window or tab. It put the cursor in the search box where you expect it. I am...
  26. Y

    cursor freezes while playing youtube video

    my hp laptop cursor freezes only while watching youtube
  27. V

    how to use f2 optionon my hp envy for system diagnosis

    my laptop cursor stops working and + symbol constantly gets typed in the search box.how to use f2 option key for system diagnosis
  28. K

    Black Screen and a Loading Cursor Icon

    My Windows 10 HP Notebook froze on-screen yesterday. I had to shut it down, and since then it's shown a black screen and cursor with a loading sign when I start it up.
  29. D

    Screen highlights when I press "space bar" on my Laptop

    When I press the spacebar of my keyboard, the screen gets highlighted around the cursor (a row along the cursor is highlighted). It says press esc to exit on the top of the highlighted row. Watch the video below Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI66sNqUxc0 How can I get rid of this... it...
  30. L

    Solved! How do I stop my cursor over typing text ?

    When I go back to correct a typo my cursor keeps defaulting typing out the next text rather than inserting the new letters and moving the existing text forward . How do I stop that happening ?
  31. G

    Mouse stopped working, buttons don't work, lights don't work, cursor doesn't move.

    Hi, I just bought a new mouse and suddenly it stopped working. Cursor doesn't move, buttons don't work, all lights turned off. I have a mouse that has a setting where it lights up. When I use this setting there is 1 lamp that is flashing. I had the same problem with my previous mouse so I am...
  32. J

    Notebook freezes after start

    System is Win 10, 64-bit. Notebook freezes about a minute after start from sleep state. No cursor movement or keyboard response to CTRL-ALT-DEL None of the suggested fixes is applicable or worked. No problems if booted from power off
  33. J

    Solved! I have the black screen cursor problem but have been pressing the shift key and nothing still happens. How long do I have to k

    Hi. My laptop has the black screen showing cursor problem. I have been pressing (tapping) the shift key to no avail. How long should I wait to expect something to happen or should I be holding the shift key down continuously. Thanks. I'm not good at this stuff. !!!
  34. A

    cursor legitly disappeared even after trying to press Fn+F9

    no, the cursor legitly disappeared from the laptop screen after using touch screen or when u were using the mouse pad halfway. Even after pressing Fn+F9, the cursor did not appear on the screen at all. Nothing works. And the laptop is not lagging or hang. Can you explain this please?
  35. D

    Dell Inspiron 15 3000 laptop has ble screen, no cursor after puppy stepped on keyboard???

    Puppy stepped on keyboard of Dell Inspiron 15 and now just a blue screen and no cursor??
  36. Z

    Black screen with cursor after opening Windows 10

    Hi, I just installed Windows 10 and when I turn it on, after the Password, a black screen appears with the mouse pointer, then after about 5, 10 min, my normal screen returns. What to do, because it's pretty annoying to wait 10 minutes to get to my computer. Thank you in advance
  37. D

    Black screen + cursor

    When I turn on my pc the screen is black, and after a few minutes the log in screen appears, but once I press any button it goes back to a black screen. I’ve tried ctrl-alt-delete and ctr-shift-esc, but nothing appears. Please help!!
  38. A

    Solved! When i am turning on my acer NE4RS mouse isn't appearing and i am not able to click to insert my password

    When i turned on my acer gateway NE4RS it doesnt show the cursor and i am not able to click on my switch user account so that i can input my password ... help me fixing in it
  39. M

    This computer isnt working again

    The computer will very slowly work into an infinite bootup. I try to get into the automatic repair, but, the screen just stays black. I can move my cursor around but that is it.
  40. R

    stop cursor from jumping

    how do you stop the cursor from jumping on a Dell Latitude with ssd drive
  41. R

    Key functions aren't working when I type something it doesn't show

    When typing the cursor doesn't move and no letters appear
  42. A

    Laptop Lenovo windows 10 cursor frozen. Tried all google solutions

    Lenovo laptop windows 10. Cursor frozen allgoogle solutions tried, FN +F7, 8 and 9. Windows key does nothing. Have rebooted twice. Control alt delete to sign out then switched off
  43. S

    How to get my cursor to come back on

    When I turned the computer off the cursor was working. The next day it was missing and I cannot get it back
  44. B

    Black Screen After Login With Cursor

    I have tried all the methods that are provided on Google Search. Uninstalled graphics drivers, launched in safe mode, disabled extra services during startup, sfc scannow, chkdsk, but no luck. After logging in, the desktop is visible for around 10-15 seconds after which it goes black with a...
  45. S

    My dell laptop latitude 13 3380 goes to a black screem with cursor when I power it on

    Black screen when I power on
  46. Tigro

    Websites become unresponsive for ~30 seconds and then return to normal on their own

    In the past weeks, suddenly my Firefox started behaving really weird - a few times a day the currently opened tab becomes unresponsive (you can't click or hover anything) but you can still scroll through them (at least a bit - after that point, it's just plain white). At these times, the cursor...
  47. Z

    my cursor froze and want black on my acer laptop

    my cursor froze and the cursor want black on my acer laptop
  48. J

    Laptop cursor flickering

    Hope you’re all well, Recently my Lenovo y700 has been having problems, the cursor starts flickering very quickly and while this is happening the laptop becomes very slow, and I’m unable to copy/cut and paste as well, not even with the keyboard. I’ve tried cmd commands like sfc/scannow, that...
  49. M

    Solved! cursor not moving sometime and cursor goes back

    Since few days, I am facing very strange problem. I formatted my laptop and put all drivers but inspite of it again cursor stop suddenly and when I press toughpad shortcut key, its again moving but again it stop after sometime. 2nd while I am typing cursor goes back at starting point same with...
  50. J

    Acer Laptop goes to black screen with cursor after preparing automatic repair

    My Windows 10 laptop bluescreened and now, every other time I turn on my Acer Laptop, it says "Preparing Automatic Repair", then goes to a black screen. After ~10 seconds, an empty window pops up for a split second and disappears. At the same time, my cursor appears and starts acting like it...
  51. V

    MSI PE60 7RD shows logo then blacks out and show the logo again repeatedly.

    While then showing automatic repair then a black screen and a bigger cursor than usual. I closed it while playing a game which I do usually except this time it started having this problem. I looked around and all other tips weren't quite the same as this problem.
  52. G

    Black screen with cursor after manufacturer logo (Windows 10).

    I have a Lenovo Z40-70 (I3-4005U, Nvidia 820M 2GB, 8GB) with Windows 10, and for a few days i've been getting this issue, where after the manufacturer logo i get a black screen where i can move the cursor around. I have to do a hard shutdown to get out, and sometimes i get to the windows...
  53. J

    Lenovo G50 cursor moves but won’t click on anything. There’s no touchpad driver option on device manager.

    Lenovo G50 cursor moves but won’t click on anything. There is no “touchpad driver” under device management.
  54. J

    cursor moves when typing or idle and opens up programs

    My cursor on my PC moves when I am typing and when it is idle. It opens up random programs. I replaced keyboard and mouse but it still continues to jump around
  55. P

    No cursor at sign in on acer aspire 15 win 10

    Touchpad not working at desktop on acer e15 Windows 10 and no lighted keyboard. Cursor is enabled
  56. K

    Cursor jumps around, deletes or highlights at random

    ASUS notebook with mouse, ■ without mouse or standiing on head! Looks like this if I type more then one character a second tanding headon ding e, stansg re mo te onhen charaecondper scter Please help! Removed