Manually close all of the open Google Chrome processes in your Task Manager. Restart Chrome. That's all I did and the mouse started working properly. Good luck!
Mouse pointer disappear while browsing internet on Google Chrome browser
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Original Title: Pointer disappears
Hello,
Recently, I've found that my pointer disappears whenever I'm on my default internet browsing site (Google Chrome). I can see it when using Internet Explore though. I have a HP Pavilion x2. I can still use even when I can't see it, which can be useful, but hard to use. I can see it everywhere else. I've tried using the troubleshoot, but it never finds anything wrong.
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Hi,
There could be some issues with the Google Chrome browser settings.
I would suggest you to un-install and re-install Google Chrome browser and check.
To un-install Google Chrome, you may refer to the following link:
Uninstall, change or repair a program
**http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows-8/uninstall-change-program**
To re-install Google Chrome, refer to the following link:
**www.google.com/homepage/windows8/win8p1.html**
If the issue persist, I would suggest you to post your query on Google Chrome forum support for further assistance.
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/chrome
You may refer the following link and check if it helps: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/Cd02iDR71GU
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/bIqEEi23Z7w
Please update us on the status of the issue to assist you further.
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Anonymous
Goto Chrome Settings
> Disable "Use hardware acceleration.."-check box.
issue will be resolved after restarting the chrome (all instances including the one in agent running in background from tasks)
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2015-08-27T13:59:55+00:00 Manually close all of the open Google Chrome processes in your Task Manager. Restart Chrome. That's all I did and the mouse started working properly. Good luck!
You should be trying this suggestion first.
When I initially saw this suggestion, I went into the task manager and there were no iterations of Chrome in my "Apps" list (I'm running Win8.1) so didn't think that this was the answer. I followed several easy ideas (like turning off certain mouse settings) and had zero luck with any of them so revisited this one. It seems silly that I have to uninstall and reinstall Chrome just to fix this. And from what I found, you don't have to do any of the foolishness of messing with reinstalls and reconfiguring of your mouse.
Here's the main thing to do: If you can't find Google Chrome in the "Apps" section, look in the "Background Processes" section of the task manager. I found 3 occurrences of it there and as soon as I killed those three, everything worked fine. I've had issues with other programs (not mouse cursor related) and looking in the "Background" section and killing those iterations worked every time too. I don't know why or how programs get filed in the "Background Processes" like they do, but be sure to look there as well.
Nick
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Anonymous
2015-09-09T15:27:41+00:00 Open a new tab in chrome and type: chrome://restart
This will close your tabs and reopen them in seconds. It should work now.