Mouse cursor disappears in any dialogue or text box or document

Question

Original title:  Cursor issue

Soo here is goes . I thought this was a browser issue but seems to be more that that . (Lets start off by telling you about what i am using. I have a ZT tower with 8g of ram and a windows 8.1 64bit operating system . Programs running in background are AVG and Advanced system care. ) So the issue is my mouse arrow disappears  in any dialogue or text box or document  . I mean its there but invisible until i leave the box or move off the document window . I thought maybe it was the browser . ( I'm using chrome ) Then i opened the windows 8 search app bar on the side and it doesnt show up there as well . hmm . Ok i just tried it on control panel search box and that shows up . Im confused .

Answer 1

Well, it's been forever since this was made, but I had the same issue but in Windows 10. Super annoying. I solved it by doing the exact same thing RajithR suggested but instead go to the "Pointers" tab and click the "Text Select" icon. Hit "Browse" and select "beam_r" from the list. This solved it for me!

Answer 2

Hi Tyson,

Have you started facing this issue recently? If yes, do you remember making any hardware or software changes to the computer?

It appears that you have a mouse setting set to 'hide pointer while typing'

To change this setting back, follow these steps.

a. Open Control Panel.

b. In View by: Large icon view, click on Mouse.

c. Click the P ointer options tab and uncheck Hide pointer while typing.

d. Click on Apply and check the issue.

Let us know if it helps. If the issue persists, we will be happy to assist you further.

Answer 3

Hello, just had similar issue and came here to try and resolve the issue. Unfortunately it did not help. I believe the methods listed in previous posts were for cursors that aren't there altogether. Our issue appears to be whenever it hovers over a text field / search box that it disappears and you have no clue where your cursor is. Luckily, after playing with the settings I found maybe not a fix but a way around it. If you go into the Mouse Properties -> Pointers -> Scheme , and change your mouse to Windows Black... then it doesn't disappear in the fields anymore. So far it is the only thing that seems to be a work around this issue. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Well, it's been forever since this was made, but I had the same issue but in Windows 10. Super annoying. I solved it by doing the exact same thing RajithR suggested but instead go to the "Pointers" tab and click the "Text Select" icon. Hit "Browse" and select "beam_r" from the list. This solved it for me!

Where did you find "Browse"

Answer 5

Hi,

To troubleshoot your concern regarding with mouse cursor visibility problem, please follow the steps below:

• Press "Windows key + W" from the keyboard.
• Type Mouse in the search box.
• Select "Mouse" option from the left panel.
• Select "Pointer Options tab.
• Place a check mark next to "Display pointer trail"
• Then remove check mark next to "Hide Mouse pointer when typing" option.

Let us know in case you encounter an issue while following the steps provided.