Common causes include USB port failures, outdated or incompatible drivers, and incorrect USB port power management settings. Before diving into technical troubleshooting, ensure the mouse is securely connected and properly powered. This article is fully compatible with the keyboard, which means you don’t need a mouse to apply the following methods.
1. Restart your machine
The best way to start troubleshooting the USB mouse is to restart your computer because it could be possible that the USB ports are not able to receive power from the motherboard. Hence, the USB mouse stopped working suddenly. Therefore, try restarting the computer or a laptop by following these steps:
2. Reinstall the USB mouse driver
If your USB mouse driver is not working or gets corrupted, you will encounter this issue. To resolve this, you need to reinstall the USB mouse driver. Windows has its own drivers for the mouse, keyboard, network adapters, and other input and output devices, so you don’t need to worry about installing the driver. When you restart your computer after uninstalling the USB mouse driver, Windows will automatically detect and install the default USB mouse driver for your computer or laptop. To reinstall the USB mouse driver, follow these steps:
3. Enable the USB mouse from the device manager
Your USB mouse might be disabled from the device manager. You need to open the device manager to check whether it is disabled or not. If it is disabled, you need to enable it to get your USB mouse working again.
4. Change USB Power Management settings
Power management settings can be used to increase battery timing and save power. When you allow a device to turn off to save power, it will turn off, but just when a user signs out or puts a computer in sleep mode. However, in most cases, this option causes many devices to turn off when needed. Therefore, try disabling this option by following these steps:
5. Plug your USB mouse into another port
Another possible reason for your USB mouse to stop working suddenly is a faulty USB port. If the USB port stops working, your USB mouse won’t work either. Therefore, try changing the USB port to see if the issue persists or not. If it is fixed, that means the USB port was broken.
6. Check for hardware issue
If none of the methods have worked, then it is probably a hardware issue. You can confirm this by plugging the mouse into another computer or laptop. If it still doesn’t work, then you need to consider buying a new mouse.
