I generally don’t upgrade my primary PC to a new Windows release on its first day, but when I heard that the HP Spectre is much faster after the

Windows 11 KB5044285 (23H2) out with fixes (direct download .msu)

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2024-10-08 21:30:04

I generally don’t upgrade my primary PC to a new Windows release on its first day, but when I heard that the HP Spectre is much faster after the Windows 11 24H2, I rushed and used the Installation Assistant to get the update. While my device is faster, I found out Windows 11 24H2 has an odd bug that causes the cursor/mouse pointer to disappear in text input fields.

After upgrading to the Windows 11 24H2 update, I noticed that Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Slack, Spotify, and every app that replies on Chromium tech are unable to detect my mouse cursor or pointer when I interact with a text field. That’s pretty weird, and it doesn’t make sense.

I tried resetting my touchpad drivers, installing a USB mouse, and reinstalling drivers, but nothing worked. Turns out that I’m not the only one with the problem. There’s a bug in Windows 11 24H2 and recent Windows updates that causes the mouse pointer or cursor to disappear due to a compatibility issue with Chromium-based apps.

This happens only when you’re interacting with a text input field. For example, the cursor disappears and is completely blank when you move it towards the address bar in Google Chrome. The same problem happens in Microsoft Edge. Or when you try to search for songs on Spotify.