Windows 10: mouse cursor freezing, sluggish

mouse cursor freezing, sluggish

I'm using a Lo***ch mouse with right and left finger "pads" and a scroll wheel.




I've disguised the company name Lo***ch, because I have no evidence that the problem is caused by that particular brand.

GLOSSARYLOL

Move the cursor
Sliding the mouse right or left on the computer desk.

Freezes, Freezing
The cursor doesn't follow the sliding. Or follows it only after a second or two wait.

Sensitivity
The relative ease of putting the cursor on a particular spot on the screen. For example, in a text document, putting the cursor next to the start of a word. Or highlighting text, then right-clicking to, say, copy the text, doesn't "take."; the text may be highlighted OK, but the copy command doesn't happen.

In a non-text screen, sensitivity means putting the cursor in a specific Icon and clicking.

The freezing is severe in Chrome and WORD. Reducing the number of Chrome sessions seems to help. WORD is severe with as few as 2 documents open. In NOTEPAD files, the freezing is moderate.

I think that sometimes it's just a matter of cpu cycles: if my virus software is doing a scan, it seems to impact this issue.

The problem is a HUGE deterent to my productivity. When you would need, say, 100 highlight-right-click-copy, and you have to try it 200 times, that can mean several minutes. Not to mention the frustration factor, which in my case means sitting for a moment and calming down.

I made a change to focus assist and power options recently, although I don't think that would have an impact on the issue. See this question,
"Focus Assist settings have no effect"

I will appreciate any suggestions. SweetTasha.

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No mouse cursor

Hi,

It is possible that the system did not recognize the mouse of your computer after it booted up. This can be the reason why you do not see the mouse cursor. Kindly perform a power cycle to refresh the power of the computer. To do this, follow these steps:

• Shutdown the computer.
• After shutting it down, remove the battery (if you're using a laptop) and disconnect the computer from the charger.
  
• Wait for 1 minute.
• After 1 minute, attach the battery and turn on the computer.
• Check if you will see the mouse cursor.

Let us know how it goes.

 

The problem with the mouse. The cursor freezes

While browsing the web, the mouse cursor freezes. You need to reset the computer to continue to browse the web.

 

Mouse cursor keeps freezing

Hi Colin,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

Please reply to the following questions to help you further:

• When does the mouse freeze?
  
• Are you using a USB mouse or touchpad of laptop?
  
• Since when are you facing this issue?
  
• Are you aware of any changes made on the computer recently?
  

However, you can try updating the mouse driver and check if that resolves the issue. Follow the steps from the article

Update drivers in Windows 10 to update the mouse drivers.

Hope it helps.

Please reply with the status of the issue, we will be glad to help you further.

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator