The mouse cursor missing on a laptop usually comes from settings, drivers, or a disabled touchpad—try the quick steps below.

Most laptop input failures come from drivers, settings, power glitches, or a frozen OS, so work through the checks below in order.

Persistent beeps on a laptop usually signal hardware alerts—temps, memory, fan, or power—check cooling, RAM, and BIOS alerts first.

Sudden laptop slowness points to heat, storage, updates, or background apps—check usage, temps, and free space to spot the culprit.

A laptop blank screen usually comes from display glitches, power faults, or drivers; try a force restart, wake the screen, or boot in Safe Mode.

Screen blinking on a laptop comes from driver glitches, refresh or power settings, loose display cables, or panel faults.

“Laptop bloat” usually comes from too many startup apps, heavy background services, and leftover junk filling storage.

A laptop “breathing” sound usually comes from fans ramping in cycles due to heat, dust, workload spikes, or a sleep-status light pulsing.

Frequent Wi-Fi disconnects on a laptop usually stem from driver issues, power settings, interference, or router security modes.

Surface Laptop keyboard issues usually stem from a frozen OS, Filter Keys, driver faults, or debris; a 20-second power reset clears many cases.