|
I would run a Malwarebytes scan - it's free to download and use. See if that turns up anything.
In the past antivirus applications could have big foot prints although I think that has now been fixed - however it would also be worth opening up the task manager to see if anything is hogging the cpu/memory/disk.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
|
|
|
|
|
Ouch, sorry, I've done that already... (I'll update the original post).
Updated Malwarebytes says no malware found...
Have to look again at the hogging possibility, but as far as I remember I can't see anything there...
Thank you very much Guy!
|
|
|
|
|
I recently had problems with the mouse, had to click everything twice, plugged in another mouse and presto the problem was gone !
|
|
|
|
|
Tried it too... nothing changes...
|
|
|
|
|
I just had a mouse take the entire computer down. Crazy.
|
|
|
|
|
a long shot
but is it [also] a touch screen? (noticed you said mouse, but a lot of ppl with large [glossy] touch screens use a mouse as they dislike the screen smudges and/or sitting so close.)
anyhoo, I remember a ways back for a client finding out that some [older] touch screen all-in-1's did that jerky motion thing when people used a normal mouse but left the touch screen enabled too (even though nothing came near the screen.)
Message Signature
(Click to edit ->)
|
|
|
|
|
Not that long Lopatir... it is a touch screen too...
Do you know how to disable the touch screen?
THANK YOU! 
|
|
|
|
|
Go to Device Manager...
Look under Human Interface Devices...
You should see one called HID-compliant touch screen.
Right-click it and choose "Disable device".
I had to do this on one laptop (which has a touchscreen) at one point.
Good luck.
|
|
|
|
|
Is the mouse a wireless mouse?
If so is there anything near the mouse such as a mobile phone, speaker or radio?
Sometimes wireless mice can be affected by nearby electronic items.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
|
|
|
|
|
Not wireless, USB standard logitech mouse.
Thank you for posting Guy!
|
|
|
|
|
I just had a similar issue. It turns out the batteries in the mouse were almost dead. Replaced them and it works like a charm.
I know you said no battery problems, but sometime the 'new' batteries aren't.
Also, check the battery contacts for corrosion or dirt.
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
|
|
|
|
|
No wireless mouse... so this can't be the issue... 
Thank you for posting though!
|
|
|
|
|
Does it happen to be an HP? My wife's HP AIO is a real POS. It had repeatedly had issues installing Win10 updates, repeatedly applying, failing, and rolling back. I had to use system restore to get it back to a usable state, then disable the wireless NIC and touchscreen. This let it get through the WU and seemed to solve some of the sketchy behavior such as losing keystrokes and randomly shifting focus to the windows start button. Also, it was losing focus on the login screen. (while typing the password...quite aggravating!) She hasn't complained about it since, so I can only assume those annoyances have been fixed, or she's just tired of complaining. (I'd bet money on the former!)  Good luck!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
|
|
|
|
|
|
ADWCleaner from malwarebytes. - that'll fix it.
Also control panel admin tools delete all scheduled tasks that are not necessary or just have guid names.
|
|
|
|
|
Try disabling all apps scheduled to launch at startup. Squashing them is a big chunk of safe mode, if that works you can either reenable 1 at a time until you find the offender, or do a binary search-esque (ie enable the top half, does the problem occur...) sweep to narrow it down to the guilty party.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026268/windows-10-change-startup-apps
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
|
|
|
|
|
I had a problem like this with the 1803 update on one of my machines. After the update, my one USB mouse turned into 3 USB mice. Basically all my USB devices were now triplets! This computer was just being used as a SageTV client so I just did a fresh install of Win 10 to fix it.
|
|
|
|
|
Go into Control Panel and change the mouse settings for speed and / or "mouse trails".
If you "lose" the cursor, pressing CTRL will "bulls eye" it.
(Some apps just muck around fouling the cursor; e.g. Browsers and JavaS**t).
Switch USB ports; usually some (USB 2.0) are "suggested" for Keyboard and mouse versus the USB 3.0+ which are for more sophisticated devices.
"(I) am amazed to see myself here rather than there ... now rather than then".
― Blaise Pascal
|
|
|
|
|
Safe mode turns off the network connection (unless you use safe plus network). Disconnect the machine from the network to make sure it is not phoning someone's home.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
|
|
|
|
|
I have had a number of occasions recently when building a project*, that VS stops and kills Windows completely. The mouse cursor disappears, the text caret stops flashing and even Ctrl-Alt-Del does not work. The only way to get out of it is to power off and on again.
*I think it only happens when I press F5 to build and debug. And the code itself is not exactly complicated.
Anyone else had this?
|
|
|
|
|
Richard MacCutchan wrote: the code itself is not exactly complicated
That's your problem! VS doesn't consider it enough of a challenge, and sulks. "Take my bat and go home"
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
first, make sure you have all updates.
second, try staring VS as admin and running the same series of steps.
third, check the windows event logs.
fourth, turn off any antivirus, etc. and run the series of steps again.
fifth, no, this has never happened to me. Google as much as you can, and as a last resort, open a ticket with the beast.
wish you the best of luck in this, especially when dealing with the beast (if you have to go that far.).
Notes: I have been using VS2017 @ constant professional basis and have not even heard of the issue you are encountering.
|
|
|
|
|
Slacker007 wrote: try staring VS as admin and running the same series of steps.
The trouble is that I run the same steps every time and 9 out of 10 it workds fine. It just dies randomly. But thanks for the suggestions.
|
|
|
|
|
Maybe a POM-related error? Does it correlate with the moon phases?
|
|
|
|
General 
News 
Suggestion 
Question 
Bug 
Answer 
Joke 
Praise 
Rant 
Admin 
Submit an article or tip
