So I just had this issue and figured it out - it's the monitor, not the laptop / pc. I have an AOC monitor and hitting the right arrow button on the bottom of the actual monitor will toggle it on and off.
There is a red target like a scope crosshair in the middle of my screen.
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Cannot turn it off. I can move it around but that's it. It overlays over anything on the screen.
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Anonymous
2023-10-20T16:41:32+00:00 -
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John DeV 170.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor2023-05-02T00:11:52+00:00 Hello Donald,
You're most welcome. I'm glad tgo help.
Stay safe and have a great day.
Kind regards,
John DeV
Independent Advisor
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Anonymous
2023-05-02T00:01:57+00:00 Ok. I see what i have to do. I ran a clean boot and the target/scope symbol disappeared. Something i disabled was it. I will enable one at a time to see what app it is. I will let you know when i find out.
Thank You!
Donald Rohrbacher
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John DeV 170.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2023-05-01T03:15:25+00:00 Hello Donald,
Did you check any manufacturer utility app that could cause the issue? Is there an app included in your keyboard?
**Perform a Clean Boot
Determine whether a background program or a software conflict is causing the issue.
Press Windows key+R to open Run then type: msconfig
Press Enter
Select System Configuration > go to the Services tab.
Select and make sure to put a check mark on "Hide all Microsoft services"
Click Disable all.
Go to Startup tab > Open Task Manager > Disable all the unnecessary services running there. Restart your computer.
Please check the support article at the link below for more details.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-t...
Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.
Kind regards,
John DeV
Independent Advisor
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Anonymous
2023-05-01T02:45:55+00:00 Last night. My car walked on the keyboard when I was across the room. When I looked that red target was showing. I cannot right click it. I can move it around. I don't have any apps running other than Chrome and my antivirus. My system works fine it just had this target/scope overlay. I can move it out of the way but it's still there. I have never seen it before and I've been a Windows user since Windows 3.0. 😉