Mouse Cursor Flickering on Windows 10

Anonymous
2019-08-02T14:10:38+00:00

This is a really annoying problem. 

Two things seem to be happening. First is the mouse cursor is flickering. It's as if it's having an anxiety attack. The flicker can also interfere when trying to click on icons, although most of the clicking feature seem to work okay most of the time.

The second thing I noticed is that down at the bottom of the screen is a big circle that has an arrow in it. This arrow flickers in rhythm with the cursor. 

I have tried every suggestion I can find on the internet, including those from this forum. I've deleted device drivers for both the mouse and video card and the intel driver, changed screen resolution, tried changing mouse settings, tried changing the settings of my video drivers,  I tried changing the performance settings, I changed the boot up settings in my Bios. I tried starting up without my usual start up programs. Nothing stopped the flickering.

I use a USB mouse, so I tried different USB ports. I also tried a wireless mouse. The flicker did not stop in either case. I think it's a problem with the Windows update. I had this problem some months back, but it stopped. Then I updated a few days ago and the mouse flickering started up again.

I did notice that while in my Bios the cursor did not flicker. While in Windows 10, as I am now the mouse cursor does flicker.

Help.

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Anonymous
2019-08-11T14:34:07+00:00

Solved! (I think...)

I spent hours yesterday trying to find the solution to this problem, trying stuff at random and search the internet for ideas. Nothing worked, but I was reading about one person who said his touch pad was causing his flickering problem. I don't have a touch pad, but I do have a touch monitor. In fact I have two monitors, one touch and one is not, which may or may not having anything to do with it.

Anyway, the touch screen monitor was the problem. The first way to solve this, in my situation, was to go to Device Manager > Human Interface Devices > HID-compliant touch screen, right click and disable the device. This worked immediately.

However, as I realized later, the far easier solution is to reach around to the back of the monitor and unplug the usb cord that connects the monitor's touch screen functionalities to the computer. This too caused the flickering mouse cursor to stop. 

Very frustrating problem if you don't know the solution. But when you do it is easy. Hope this helps someone.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-03-04T06:16:15+00:00

    I did face same issue that there was a small circle at the right top of the screen and it flickers based on mouse movement and click. Restart or unplugging mouse and connecting back did not help. Tried to use mouse pad on laptop but still no luck.

    Finally removed the power cable from laptop (actually i was using a dock and was using a second monitor as well). So unplugged dock cable from laptop and then shutdown (hard stop using power button) and start back. Flickering is gone.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-01-19T21:49:10+00:00

    My laptop was purchased with a Windows 8 operating system. It worked fine for years until following a Windows update to what is now Win 10 about two, or so years ago, it exhibited the continuously refreshing cursor after the computer was allowed to hibernate/sleep.

       It would continue for several minutes and eventually stop. Some times I could stop it by opening a large program, but it did not always respond unless I rebooted the computer. There was an additional problem that developed at the same time, although it was noticed before the refreshing cursor, because I didn't allow the computer to enter sleep mode often; When the computer was shut down, it would pause for a moment, stating a program, which I had not opened was running and asked if I wanted to continue to shut down.

      That program was Simple Pass, the finger print security software for the sensor which I never used and never setup. I also noticed a line flashing at the bottom of the screen when the cursor was refreshing. Recently, that line started to show a very faint image above it which I was able to make out was the simple pass icon, although I already had one pinned to the task bar.

      I figured that program was the cause of all the trouble so I deleted it from the computer. I have not had the refreshing cursor since and when I shut the computer down, it does so without a pause.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-12-31T04:56:19+00:00

    Thank you Jim! Solved my problem. Disabled the interactive monitor and the flickering went away!

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-08-02T17:50:24+00:00

    I recommend you to completely repair Windows, First, it would be a good idea to backup your personal files and photos

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

    https://www.intowindows.com/repair-windows-10-i...

    Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

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