Latest Windows 11 24H2 bug performs a vanishing act on your mouse cursor – and I hope Microsoft fixes it soon

Mouse pointer disappears in some apps like the Chrome and Edge browsers

News By Darren Allan published 8 October 2024

Windows 11’s 24H2 update recently arrived and it comes with some problems, as we’ve seen, but here’s another issue with the upgrade, and it’s a strange one – the case of the vanishing cursor.

Windows Latest reports that it faced the odd problem after installing the 24H2 update on an HP Spectre PC, and some others have reported the bug too – although admittedly it doesn’t seem to be that widespread.

As the tech site observed, the mouse pointer disappeared when they clicked in text fields in certain apps, notably Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Slack, and Spotify.

The common theme here? These are pieces of software that leverage Chromium (it’s the web engine that Chrome is actually built on, and Edge too, as well as some of the other best web browsers out there).

No, it’s not the worst bug in the world – and it’ll hardly bring your PC to its knees – but it’s a rather off-putting quirk if you’re affected.

As noted, though, it doesn’t seem to have hit that many folks, at least not yet. Part of the reason why could be the limited number of those upgrading to the 24H2 update so far (which is still in the early stages of its phased rollout).

Windows Latest points out that there are some folks posting about the bug on Microsoft’s Feedback forum, and Answers.com support website. We’ve also seen the occasional affected Windows 11 user on Reddit too.

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