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“We’re aware,” Microsoft on Windows 11 KB5120998 breaking the mouse cursor - Windows Latest
Publisher description: Windows 11's biggest update KB 5120998 is breaking mouse cursors, Microsoft admits the issue, and confirms it's investigating.
NewsAPI | Aug 29, 2026 | Mayank Parmar
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On Thursday, Microsoft rolled out Windows 11’s biggest update of the year with a resizable Start menu, a movable Taskbar, and Windows Search without Bing/bloat. Now, Microsoft has quietly updated its release notes to confirm that mouse cursor settings are indeed getting messed up after the Windows update. “Microsoft has received reports indicating that mouse cursor personalization settings are being changed or reverted to certain standard settings,” Microsoft warned in the updated release notes spotted by Windows Latest. “This occurs following installation of Windows updates released August 27, 2026 (KB5120998) and later.
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