Microsoft Confirms Odd Outlook Glitch Is Making Mouse Cursors Vanish

Is your mouse pointer inexplicably pulling a disappearing act whenever you hover over Outlook? Don't bother troubleshooting your PC as it turns out that this quirky phenomenon is a known issue. According to Microsoft, it only affects the classic version of Outlook and now the newer release, which even though it has been replaced, will still be supported for a few more years (through 2029). Frustrating? Sure, but at least it's not another data leak like the recent one that exposed over 50 million Gmail, Outlook, and iCloud credentials.

Microsoft also notes that a disappearing mouse cursor may also be observed in OneNote and other Microsoft 365 applications, but that classic Outlook is affected the most.

"When using classic Outlook, you may find that the mouse pointer or mouse cursor disappears as you move the pointer over the Outlook interface. Although the mouse pointer is not there, the ...