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Question posted by Josealonzogarcia on February 20th, 2013

As Soon As I Unlock My Laptop My Cursor Freezes Or Disappears. Help Please!

Every time I unlock my laptop my cursor freezes an disappears. I am not table to use my cursor anymore like I normally would. Please help. Is this happening alot to these laptops or might I have a virus or something?

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Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on March 6th, 2013 3:23 AM

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Your Toshiba Satellite L855-S5309 touchpad may be set to automatic disable by default. You can check and modify the settings by following the steps provided below.

1. Click Start/Windows

2. Click Control Panel

3. Click Hardware and Sound

4. Click Mouse

5. Click the tab application for the touchpad

6. Set the disable/automatic disable

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