Here's what to know about the glitch, and the only action you can take for now.

Windows 11 KB5120998 can also turn desktop wallpapers black. Plus, another strange bug says Microsoft Defender Antivirus is off even though it's functioning normally.

There are at least three issues affecting Windows 11, and Microsoft has acknowledged two so far. Fixes coming soon.

Microsoft has confirmed that mouse settings are being reverted on Windows 11 systems after installing the KB5120998 August 2026 non-security preview update.

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that wiped mouse settings on some Windows 11 systems after installing the KB5120998 August ...

The company added both problems to its Windows release health dashboard on August 28. Microsoft has confirmed the Defender ...

The ability to personalize your mouse in Windows 11 can be useful for persons who are graphic artists who work with lots of colors and need a mouse cursor that will change accordingly. There may be ...

A Microsoft screenshot in Build 26340.9354 shows a mouse pointer that looks noticeably different from the standard Windows 11 ...

Since we all are different and have different tastes, it is fair to say that you want to change how your cursor behaves. One of the things that you might want to customize is the seed of your touchpad ...

Windows 11 KB5120998 can reset custom mouse cursors. Microsoft is investigating; here is how to skip or uninstall the optional update.

Microsoft’s latest optional Windows 11 update is causing problems with mouse cursor customization, wallpapers and, in some cases, text rendering. The ...

There's plenty of good and bad news abound for Microsoft and Windows 11 this week, but two new Known Issues have been getting a lot of attention. Namely, there's an issue where Windows erroneously ...