Wired Mouse Stops Working Randomly (6 Ways to Fix)

I was in the middle of an important project when my wired mouse suddenly stopped working. I tried restarting my computer, but nothing changed.

It was so frustrating because it seemed to happen randomly with no explanation. So, I researched online and got it working back correctly.

In this article, I’ll share with you why your wired mouse isn’t working and how you can fix it.

Let’s get started!

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How to Fix Wired Mouse Stops Working Randomly

You should try the following methods to solve your mouse that stops working randomly.

Faulty USB Port

The first common cause for your mouse to stop working can be a damaged, or loose USB port on the motherboard.

So, you should ensure that the mouse is securely connected to the PC and a light on its back is working.

If not, you should remove the mouse from this port and use it with other USB ports available on your motherboard.

If your mouse starts working on swapping the ports it means that you have issues related to your USB port.

Defective Mouse Cord

Another way you can solve this problem with your mouse is that you should inspect the cord; because the mouse cable can be faulty.

If the mouse cable is defective from anywhere you should repair it or you can replace the complete mouse.

The cord replacement will cost you about $7-15 depending on the cord quality and it will be easily available from online stores.

Disappearing Cursor Feature

In the windows 8,10 or higher there is a feature disappearing cursor that is designed for user convenience while typing.

While this feature is enabled on your device it will cause the cursor to disappear to reduce destruction and will come back when you move mice.

So, when you are having an issue only during typing that your mouse cursor disappears it is caused due to the particular feature.

Here is how you can disable this for your device:

Go to the control panel.
Left click on the mouse icon.

Then a mouse properties window will open, you’ll need to left click on the pointer option.
Next uncheck the box next to “Hide pointer while typing.”
Tap Ok and reboot your PC.

Driver Malfunctioning

This issue is also common when your USB driver is malfunctioning, outdated or corrupted. So, you should check the USB driver or mouse driver to ensure it runs on up-to-date versions.

Suppose the driver is outdated you should install the latest version on your device in order to solve the problem.

Here is how you can do this:

Right click on start from taskbar and type device manager.
Select device manager > choose the device category > right click on you want to update.
Click on Update driver > then choose automatically search for driver update.

If the window doesn’t find any driver updates you should visit the manufacturer centre to check the available update.

AdAware

AdAware is a popular antivirus software that protects your PC from viruses, spyware, or malware.

Owerver, many users have reported that this tool interferes with their mouse and prevents it from working correctly.

So, there will be a few ways you can solve this problem are; update the software, reinstall, or uninstall permanently.

Uninstalling this tool can bring your computer to the malware danger, you can update it to ensure it solves the issue.

Firsty you should check the version of this antivirus tool and update if it is running on the outdated version.

After updating the tool you should ensure it isn’t interfering with your mouse. If it is still causing malfunctioning, you should consider uninstalling it.

Here is how you can uninstall it:

Press the Windows key from the keyboard and select settings.

Then select the antivirus tool you want to uninstall and click Uninstall.

Once you’ve successfully uninstalled the malfunctioning tool from the device your mouse should work thoroughly.

Freezing PC

In the end if you are still facing this problem, it can be caused by your computer. If you have a low end PC or low RAM memory installed on a PC it can randomly stop working/freez and result in mouse issues.

So, you should ensure that you have installed enough RAM on your PC. For the basic tasks you should have 6 GB RAM installed on your device.

On the other hand if you are using heavy applications, games, or editing videos you should install 8-16 GB RAM.