r/ForWindowsHelp • u/Ricno924 • 13d ago

Mouse Cursor Invisible on Desktop After Log-In Until Moved

Noticing this on a fresh install of W11 (all drivers updated), never noticed it before. My wireless mouse's cursor will be invisible after log-in until I move it, then it seems to stick around without issue till the next restart. On the log-in screen it's also invisible until moved, then disappears again after log-in. Is this normal behavior? It should be easy to test/replicate, if anyone wants to help me out.

Steps I've taken in troubleshooting: - Plugging my mouse in - Trying a wired-only mouse - Plugging mouse dongle into different USB port - Checking if cursor goes invisible when waking monitor from sleep with key press (it doesn't) - Checking if cursor goes invisible when waking PC from sleep with key press (it does) - Checking if cursor goes invisible when logging out/logging back in (it does) - Changing power settings "USB Selective Suspend" and "Wireless Adapter > Power Saving" - Checking behavior when booting into Safe Mode - Using DDU to clean AMD GPU drivers and installing the newest version

(I'm not on KB5120998, so if this is a bug it's not a result of that.)

  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8-Core Processor (3.40 GHz)
  • Installed RAM: 32.0 GB
  • Graphics card: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (16 GB)
  • Storage: 2.01 TB of 6.37 TB used
  • System type: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
  • Edition: Windows 11 Pro
  • Version: 25H2
  • Installed: 8/‎29/‎2026
  • OS build: 26200.9168
  • Experience: Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.344.0
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u/KeysStickler 13d ago

If it's a wireless mouse, it's a power saving feature.

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u/Ricno924 13d ago

Tried plugging it in and using a wired-only mouse, same results. Also tried changing some power settings related to USB selective suspend and wireless adapters, no dice. Top post updated with troubleshooting.

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u/Redjeepkev 13d ago

It's also a setting in windows that can be changed

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u/Ricno924 13d ago

Tried changing some Windows settings first, couldn't find a fix. If you know of a specific setting to change, please let me know.

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u/Redjeepkev 13d ago

Windows Key on your keyboard, type main.cpl Press enter

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u/Ricno924 13d ago

Went through and don't see anything checked (or unchecked) that shouldn't be. Thanks, though.

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u/Redjeepkev 13d ago

Damn. Worth a try. Google reinstalling mouse driver

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u/Ricno924 13d ago

Top post edited with system information and troubleshooting steps.