USB mouse intermittently loses power.

I have a Microsoft USB optical mouse that I've owned for quite awhile. It has been working find until recently. The mouse frequently loses power (the red light underneath turns off) for 5 - 20 seconds and then turns back on. During this time, the mouse is non-responsive. I'm on a laptop and the touch pad works just fine even when the USB mouse isn't responding. I've tried switching USB ports, but the problem still exists regardless of the port.

I've read somewhere online that this is being caused by some Microsoft update or patch that MS has recently released, but I'm not too sure as to the accuracy of that.

Any help is greatly appreciated (especially since this situation sucks when you try to play computer games )

 

I don't know if your problem is caused by any update from microsoft, there is one of two things you could try, buy a new mouse (your old mouse might have a bad connection) or if your laptop has a ps2 port buy a usb to ps2 adapter (well that's what worked for my on my hp desktop pc, i too kept losing my mouse but connecting it to my pc's ps2 port using a usb to ps2 adapter fixed that problem).

 

Needs a dose of batteries? Bazza

 

I am having exactly the same issues. I have bought a new mouse, unfortunately threw out the old one and the same thing is happening although this mouse doesn't seem to be turning back on. I have to unplug and plug back in

 

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