disappearing pointer with windows 8 touch screen laptop

Anonymous
2012-12-16T17:25:30+00:00

I just got an ACER v5-571 touch screen laptop.  I have no mouse and use mouse pad to move the pointer.  It worked great until today.  The pointer is no longer visible.  I set to use the ctl key to see where the pointer is.  It shows me where the pointer is located by a big circle.  I tried to change some mouse settings.  The pointer is still not visible.  Any suggestion?

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Anonymous
2013-01-02T18:34:00+00:00

I solved the mystery of disappearing pointer.  Suddenly remembered a few days before the disappearing of pointers, I was planning to show a movie via the hmdi port.  In the dark I played with some of the function keys.  Apparently I pressed the "hide the pointer" key (fn F7), next to the "two screens" key (fn + F6).   After press "fn" + F7 again.  The pointer returned.  No wonder all other suggestions failed to work.  I don't know if this info will help you, just to share.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-08-09T16:09:01+00:00

    @ Cyndie

    Looks like you stopped reading on page 1.  Keep reading.  Otherwise please start your own thread with your own details.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-11-15T13:37:09+00:00

    I had the same problem for a couple of days. Basically your "touch pad is on" press fn + I believe it was f1, f6 or f7. Or you can just go through the numbers until it appears but keep holding on to fn. 

    It finally worked for me.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-12-05T07:09:44+00:00

    Thanks LD_AR. Itwworked for me as well.big ups.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-02-07T13:38:09+00:00

    I have found that if my nextbook gets bumped I will lose my mouse, so I just tap the back of it and it will return. There is no need to slam on the back of it, just a tap. Hope this helps.

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