My Cursor Keeps Turning White in Microsoft Word Without Typing

Anonymous
2022-08-15T21:33:58+00:00

My cursor keeps turning white in Microsoft Word 2016 (I bought lifetime access), even without typing. I already tried changing the cursor settings so that it wouldn't disappear when typing, but that didn't do anything. After a few seconds the text selection cursor will turn white, and, if I hover over dark text, I can see the cursor outline. This has been happening in multiple documents, so not an isolated incident.

This started after a Microsoft update which forced me to log back into my Microsoft account to use Word about a week or two ago. I've tried everything I can find on the internet, but no luck yet. It's very hard to get work done if I can't see my cursor in Word, so what do I need to do to fix this issue so I can get back to work?

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-10-12T15:05:08+00:00

    This quick fix worked for me...

    Disabled "Display Pointer Trails" via Additional mouse settings - Mouse Properties - Pointer Options - Visibility. Now able to see black vertical cursor on white Word page.

    Tried switching pointer trails back on, and white cursor problem reappears!

    * Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview, Version 22H2, OS Build 25217.1010, Feature Experience Pack 1000.25217.1010.0

    * Word version 2209 (Build 15629.20156 Click-to-Run) - Microsoft 365 Apps for business

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-10-02T22:50:08+00:00

    Try unchecking "Enable pointer shadow" below "Customize" box, cursor should become the usual black line

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-09-24T04:46:07+00:00

    Thanks for the info.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-09-23T17:31:18+00:00

    How can I roll back to former version,and which version should i roll back. Win11 forwards me 22H2 today.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-09-23T16:44:26+00:00

    Same problem here. Did a clean install of W11 and MS Office also, didn't work. It happened after latest W11 update I think.

    Which version of ms OFFICE do you use?

    I am using office 2016.

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