Windows 10: Cursor, task manager, windows button inoperable

Hi.
I have a Lenovo G70. Earlier this evening while having Google Chrome open, a second window came up (while napping) and I was unable to close it out. I did a hard shut down. After rebooting, the cursor has disappeared. I cannot pull up task manager or Windows button. I cannot gain access without a cursor. What have I done and what do I do?
Please help. I'll answer all questions. Thanks.

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Task view button not working

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.



I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

Step1: End Task the Windows Explorer.

• Open task manager (CRTL+SHIFT+ESC)
• Right-click on windows explorer
• End task (Note: don’t close Task manager)
• Click on File > Run new task
• Type explorer.exe and press enter
• Your search bar should be functional again.

Step 2: If Taskbar is not working then I suggest you to check for the latest updates.

• 
  Press Windows logo key +R, enter
  MS-settings: and then press OK. This opens Settings.
  
• 
  In Settings, go to Update & security >
  Windows Update, and then select Check for updates. Install any available updates and restart your PC if required.
  

Step 3: Some problems can be fixed by signing out of your account and then signing back in. Press Ctrl + Alt+ Delete and select
Sign out. Once you’ve signed out, sign back in to your account.



Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.

 

Cursor lagging on my desktop

Hi Charlie,

To help you with your concern, we'd like to suggest checking if there are unwanted applications running in the background. To check this, follow these steps below:

• Right-click on your Start Menu button on the Taskbar.
• Click Task Manager
• Under Processes, close any applications that are running in the background that are consuming resources on your laptop. Select the program and then click
  End Task.
  
• Next click the Details tab, choose the program that is consuming a lot of memory on your computer and then press
  End Task.
• Check if the cursor is responding slowly.

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

Random Lockup with Wait Cursor and Can't Access Task Manager


I have an ASUS tower running 64 bit Windows 10 with latest updates. Periodically and randomly it locks up with the wait cursor circulating. It usually happens when opening an app (Belarc, Exel, Media Shout, etc.). The cursor remains active but I can not open Task Manager nor any other programs. If you attempt to open other apps nothing happens until about 5 minutes when the wait cursor disappears and then all apps that I attempted to open open up and I can access task manager.
Looked at event viewer and I see nothing happening at the time it locked up. I do see several errors around the time of the event including Service Control Mgr, DistributedCOM, and Event ID (5973). Any suggestions I may try to eliminate this would be appreciated.