Windows 11 - can't click anywhere


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milan1234124

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Hello to everyone.

I have a problem.

I'm away from the computer for say 10 minutes and when I come back, I move the mouse and then everything is blocked, but I can still move the arrow, I just can't click anywhere for a few seconds.

How to solve that bug?

Fresh installed Windows 11 with all drivers ofc.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 10
It's the infamous Location Services issue with 11, especially.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro x64 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5900X
    Motherboard
    ASRock B550 PG Velocita (UEFI-BIOS P3.40)
    Memory
    32 GB G.Skill F4-3200C16D-32GVR
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sparkle Titan Arc A770 16 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware AW3423DWF OLED ultrawide
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB NVMe SSD
    PSU
    eVGA Supernova 750 G3
    Case
    Corsair 275R
    Internet Speed
    VTel FTTH 1 Gb down and 1 Gb up
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 5800X3D
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (UEFI-BIOS version 3607)
    Memory
    32 GB (2x16 GB G.Skill TridentZ Neo)
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6750 XT
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Pro 512 GB NVMe SSD
    PSU
    eVGA Supernova 650 GQ
    Case
    Fractal Focus G
Hello, thanks for the answer.
Can you be a little more precise about what that means specifically?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 10
milan1234124 said:
Hello, thanks for the answer.
Can you be a little more precise about what that means specifically?
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There's a known issue where when Location Services is scanning, you can't open programs via a desktop icon. Microsoft still has yet to fix this issue.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro x64 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5900X
    Motherboard
    ASRock B550 PG Velocita (UEFI-BIOS P3.40)
    Memory
    32 GB G.Skill F4-3200C16D-32GVR
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sparkle Titan Arc A770 16 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware AW3423DWF OLED ultrawide
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB NVMe SSD
    PSU
    eVGA Supernova 750 G3
    Case
    Corsair 275R
    Internet Speed
    VTel FTTH 1 Gb down and 1 Gb up
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 5800X3D
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (UEFI-BIOS version 3607)
    Memory
    32 GB (2x16 GB G.Skill TridentZ Neo)
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6750 XT
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Pro 512 GB NVMe SSD
    PSU
    eVGA Supernova 650 GQ
    Case
    Fractal Focus G
milan1234124 said:
Hello to everyone.

I have a problem.

I'm away from the computer for say 10 minutes and when I come back, I move the mouse and then everything is blocked, but I can still move the arrow, I just can't click anywhere for a few seconds.

How to solve that bug?

Fresh installed Windows 11 with all drivers ofc.
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Hi & Welcome to the forum.
Please take the time to fill out your system specs in your profile.
What you are experiencing is probably related to the widgets.
Try clicking on the extreme right side of your screen when that happens or use what's below.
This should help you:
www.elevenforum.com

Restart Widgets in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to restart the Widgets process for your account in Windows 11. Widgets are small cards that display dynamic content from your favorite apps and services on your Windows desktop. They appear on the widgets board, where you can discover, pin, unpin, arrange...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
www.elevenforum.com

Add Restart Widgets to Context Menu in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to add "Restart Widgets" to the desktop context menu for all users in Windows 11. Widgets are small cards that display dynamic content from your favorite apps and services on your Windows desktop. They appear on the widgets board, where you can discover, pin...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
    CPU
    2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
    Memory
    24428 Megabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & 400MB Orange-fr
    Browser
    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
    VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 12
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Insider Canary
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS X751BP
    CPU
    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R5 M420
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900 16:9
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
RJARRRPCGP said:
There's a known issue where when Location Services is scanning, you can't open programs via a desktop icon. Microsoft still has yet to fix this issue.
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My PC at work work fine, but this one at home have a problem... :S
Hope Microsoft will fix it.

@OAT I install fresh windows 11 last night, do you think i need restart widgets?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 10
milan1234124 said:
My PC at work work fine, but this one at home have a problem... :S
Hope Microsoft will fix it.

@OAT I install fresh windows 11 last night, do you think i need restart widgets?
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The widgets get refreshed quite often as they contain updated news. So, it matters little when your installation occurred.
It is a bug that will eventually get taken care of. Make sure that you have run Windows Update, even after your install.
I have not experienced it in Dev recently, but I could be wrong.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
    CPU
    2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
    Memory
    24428 Megabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & 400MB Orange-fr
    Browser
    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
    VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 12
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Insider Canary
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS X751BP
    CPU
    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R5 M420
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900 16:9
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
milan1234124 said:
@OAT I install fresh windows 11 last night, do you think i need restart widgets?
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Did the fresh install solve the issue ?

In your original post, you mentioned you could move the cursor but everything was "blocked". Forgive if I am the only one who doesn't understand but what is meant by "blocked"?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11 Ver 24H2 26100.2033
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Intel i5
    Memory
    8gb
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    256gb
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
hello, a fresh install didn't fix the problem
that's right, I can move the arrow, but I can't click any of the icons
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 10
milan1234124 said:
hello, a fresh install didn't fix the problem
that's right, I can move the arrow, but I can't click any of the icons
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HWMONITOR | Softwares | CPUID

May be a hardware issue. Check the above link. May want to search for other hardware tests.

Also check Event Viewer and Windows Reliability Monitor for any possible info.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11 Ver 24H2 26100.2033
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Intel i5
    Memory
    8gb
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    256gb
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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