My optical mouse stops moving turns the mouse pointer busy

My optical mouse stops moving turns the mouse pointer busy

When the mouse turns into a busy hour glass, that means the computer is busy processing something.

If the mouse stops moving, more like it's freezing, then that means the computer is really busy that even a process as minute as a mouse movement can't be executed together with what it was doing.

Try going into safe mode and see if the problem persists. If it doesn't, the cause of the problem is one of your applications.

Try to run a virus scan or a malware scan, these sorts of programs can make your computer really busy. If it's still happening in safe mode, the reinstall the operating system.

Safe mode allows for minimal processes to run for troubleshooting purposes, if it can't even make the mouse move properly with minimal resources used, then it must be corrupted.

My optical mouse stops moving turns the mouse pointer busy

If your optical mouse is a wireless mouse, it can be a sign that your battery is weak. The problem is, I have a wireless mouse and I haven’t seen my mouse behave like that when the battery is weak.

Normally, when the battery is weak, the pointer will just stop moving but most of the time the mouse pointer is hard to move like it will move then it will stop then move again and then stop. If your mouse is wireless, try changing the battery but if it is wired, try uninstalling it in the Device Manager. Right-click “My Computer” then select “Properties.”

Select “Hardware” tab and click “Device Manager.” Click the plus sign (+) to expand “Mice and other pointing devices.” Right-click your mouse and select “Uninstall.” After this, disconnect your USB mouse from the USB port and then connect it back.

This will reinstall the mouse driver to the system. See how the mouse operates after this. If the problem continues, try the mouse on a different computer to see how it works there. If you see the same behavior, you need to replace your mouse.