Windows 10: Cursor Freeze

Windows 10, Dell laptop, has touch pad, use optical, corded mouse instead. About 2 weeks ago, my cursor began freezing. For example, if I run my cursor across the page, left to right, up to down, or diagonal, the direction doesn't seem to make a difference, while making that run about every 3 seconds the cursor freezes for a instant then jumps to catch up. Interestingly enough, If a video is playing at the same time, the video would also freeze and for the same amount of time, then jump to catch up as well. If a video is playing and I don't move the cursor, the video never freezes. Would anyone know if this is indicative of a particular issue, and perhaps more importantly, can it be fixed by a compuilliterate? I've cleaned with Viper and Malwarebytes in regular and safe mode. I've gone through my installed programs and deleted anything that was not MS, HP, Dell, Viper, or any other easily recognizable manufacturer. At the same time I deleted a couple that were added about the time this started and I did not intentionally add them. I've increased my virtual memory from the recommended amount to 10x's that amount - and the issue persists. All suggestions, ideas, comments any wish to offer will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, K.

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cursor dissappeared

Thank you both for your prompt replies, I tried all steps listed, some I had tries previously but I still tried them again, but still no cursor.

Do you have any other suggestions?

 

Intermittent Freezing linked to Cursor movement


Hi,

The cursor on my laptop freezes every few seconds when I move it. This happens with both my bluetooth mouse and my inbuilt touchpad. I know the laptop is freezing and not just the cursor because if I run an app with a progress bar it also freezes at the same time as the cursor. The freezing only seems to happen when I move the cursor.

The freezing is just momentary (like it pauses for a second and then goes on as normal). I do not have to do anything to get it to unfreeze.

I have tried re-installing the drivers for mouse and touch pad.

I have defragged and cleaned up the HD.

I have tried doing a system restore but just get an error (I only have 1 restore point because I stupidly deleted them to create space I didnt need in case it was a space issue).

Any suggestions would be welcome.

Thanks

 

Hanging cursor

Hi,

There are several reasons why the cursor doesn't respond. One of which is due to a faulty pointing device. To isolate the issue, kindly answer the following questions:

• Does the whole system freeze or just the cursor?
• Are you using the laptop's touchpad or an external pointing device?
• Were there any changes made to your laptop prior to the issue?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

We're looking forward to your response.