Invisible Cursor on Windows: How to Make it Visible Again

Your cursor is your most important navigation method, but many reported that their cursor is invisible. This can be a big problem since it makes even the simplest actions impossible to perform.

If this happens, you won’t be able to customize your cursor or perform any other major tasks, so it’s crucial to fix this problem, and in this guide, we will show you how to do it.

Why is my cursor invisible?

• Your registry isn’t properly configured, and that’s causing the issue.
• Temporary glitches with the mouse or operating system.
• Problems with the mouse driver can sometimes cause this issue.

How do I fix an invisible cursor?

1. Use the keyboard shortcut

1. Press and hold the buttons: Ctrl, Alt, and Delete on your keyboard.
2. Press the Escape button to get back to your normal Windows screen.
   
3. After applying the steps above, your main cursor should be again available for you to use.

This option is not a permanent fix, but it will give you the cursor back in a few seconds.

2. Tweak your Registry

1. Press Windows key + R and enter regedit. Click OK.
2. In the left side panel left navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
3. In the right pane, double-click the EnableCursorSupression name.
4. Set the Value data to 0 and click OK.
5. Restart your PC.

3. Run the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Go to all Control Panel items and choose Troubleshooting.
3. Select All categories and launch the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter.

After doing that, check if the problem is still there.

4. Update or roll back your mouse driver

1. Press Windows key + X and select Device Manager from the list.
2. Expand the Mice and other pointing devices section.
3. Right-click on your mouse and select Update if you want to update the drivers
4. If you want to roll back to a previous version, then right-click on the mouse driver > click on Properties
5. Go to the Driver tab and select Roll back driver if the option is not greyed out.

These are just some solutions that can help you if you’re dealing with an invisible cursor on your PC.

Sadly, this isn’t the only issue you can encounter, and many reported that the mouse is selecting everything, but you can fix that using one of our other guides.

What method did you use to fix this problem? Let us know in the comments below.