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# Mouse cursor disappearing over text fields when using Remote Desktop Connection
- URL: https://irishdotnet.dev/mouse-cursor-disappearing-over-text-fields-when-using-remote-desktop-connection/
- Published: 2017-07-07T07:57:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-08-05T06:54:39.000Z
- Author: Richard Reddy
- Tags: General

I recently had an issue where my mouse cursor was disappearing over text fields when I would you a remote connection. When hovering over browser address bars, the body of an email or text editors if would just vanish.

This was initially annoying but after a few minutes of trying to work like this I knew I'd need to seek out a solution.

Luckily it's a very quick fix. I'm still not sure why this happened but to resolve it simply follow these steps:

- Click on Start and go to the Control Panel
- Select Mouse and this should open a new dialog box for you.
- Select the Pointers tab and under the Scheme dropdown, choose 'Windows Black (system scheme)'

The cursor might not look the best compared with what you had previously but I'd take a nasty looking cursor over an invisible one any day!