Mouse Cursor Flickering All The Time

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OguzhanV

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I am using my Boot Camp as Virtual Machine. I have this issue from the beginning, but i couldn't find any fix for it. My cursor flicker between macOS' black cursor and Windows' white cursor. Double (sometimes even single) click doesn't work sometimes. How can i fix this, any suggestion?

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OguzhanV said:
I am using my Boot Camp as Virtual Machine. I have this issue from the beginning, but i couldn't find any fix for it. My cursor flicker between macOS' black cursor and Windows' white cursor. Double (sometimes even single) click doesn't work sometimes. How can i fix this, any suggestion?

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Hello OguzhanV, Let us ensure that Parallels Tools are properly installed. Please follow https://bit.ly/2N1mrkW to install Parallels Tools. If you see reinstall or update Parallels Tools then kindly reinstall it.
 
Kindly go to actions in the top menu bar, Actions--> Configure--> Hardware--> Mouse & Keyboard --> and select ' Do not optimize for games '
 
AJ@Parallels said:
Kindly check whether the copy of Parallels Desktop up-to-date. To download the latest update go to Parallels Desktop menu > Check for Updates, or download the installation image directly from here.
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Yes, i have the latest version installed. I am facing this issue for 3 updates actually, nothing changed with all these updates
 
Hello,
I had a similar problem on my Windows 10 VM using Parallels 14.1.0 (45387) and macOS Mojave 10.14. With the VM in full screen mode, the flickering cursor would happen every time I moved the mouse from one screen to the other and clicked. It would take a few seconds before the flickering would stop and I could use the mouse in the VM. None of the above suggestions worked for me either.
However, after upgrading to macOS 10.14.2, the problem appears to have gone away. Perhaps it will correct your problem as well.

Regards,
Jeff
 
It seems the upgrade to macOS 10.14.2 did not provide a permanent fix to the cursor flicker issue. The issue has returned and is still very annoying. I have to wait several seconds for the flicker to stop before mouse clicks register on a monitor when using multiple monitors in full screen mode
 
When the issue didn't occur in safe mode, we can say that the issue is possibly caused by one of your driver or hardware. Can you provide us a screenshot of the blinking circle that is happening on your device? This is to know what kind of troubleshooting is applicable for you.
To reset your Windows Store cache, follow these steps:
  1. Open Run command by pressing Windows key + R on your keyboard.
  2. On the text box, type WSReset.exe.
  3. Run the troubleshooter again to see if the cache error gets resolved.
 
I had the same problem for 2 years and have not solved yet. However, when I changed the resolution of VM from [Max/Min] to [Optima to Retina display] in [View] -> [Retina Resolution] the problem totally FIXED! (The tabs might be different because I am using Korean ver., just pure translation.) But the problem is forcefully using retina resolution in VM is not good for displaying legacy applications.
 
No reliable workaround for me except this silly applescript which first focuses the Control Center window and then switches focus to the VM window, causing the cursor to not have its party.
tell application "System Events" to tell process "Parallels Desktop"
set frontmost to true
click menu item "Control Center" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Window" of menu bar 1
click menu item "Windows10" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Window" of menu bar 1
end tell​
 

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MartinP3 said:
No reliable workaround for me except this silly applescript which first focuses the Control Center window and then switches focus to the VM window, causing the cursor to not have its party.
tell application "System Events" to tell process "Parallels Desktop"
set frontmost to true
click menu item "Control Center" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Window" of menu bar 1
click menu item "Windows10" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Window" of menu bar 1
end tell​
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it reduced the time to flicker but still not fixed.
 
ChoonginL said:
it reduced the time to flicker but still not fixed.
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Hi, are you using the latest version of Parallels Desktop? Also please generate the problem report using this KB article

Except for that kindly check if the following actions resolve the issue or at least make the delays taking less time:
1. Shut down Windows
2. Open virtual machine configuration as described in https://kb.parallels.com/117287 > Hardware > CPU & Memory > Increase memory to 8192 Mb
3. At the same tab expand Advanced settings and type in the following system flag:
devices.usb.mouse=2
4. Start Windows and check if the issue still persists.
Should it reoccur, collect a fresh technical report right after mouse delay and flickering (move cursor to the top of the screen > Help > Send technical data).
Please reply us back with one more report ID
 
I'm also experiencing this exact problem with the mouse cursor flickering anytime I click on a different monitor (I have 3 total). I tried everything recommended in this post but nothing has corrected the issue.

My technical report id is 296299312
 
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I also tried all the suggestions in this thread.
Please make this a priority, Parallels. This bug is costing me a ton of time. It takes 5 seconds before the mouse calms down every time I change screens. This adds up to a huge waste.

My report ID is: 296316186
 
I just finished chatting with support. After a remote sharing session, this is what corrected the issue for me:
  1. Configuration > Hardware > Graphics > Memory: Auto (Recommended) (VM must be shutdown to change this)
  2. Configuration > Hardware > Mouse & Keyboard > Mouse: Don't optimize for games
  3. Uninstall Parallels
  4. Reinstall Parallels
  5. Verify issue is corrected
My cursor does still flicker when clicking on a different external display, but just once (instead of 20/30 times like before).
 
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