Mouse Pointer Crosshairs freezes/locks position when clicking inside application windows

Microsoft PowerToys version and release channel

0.101.2362

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

Area(s) with issue?

Mouse Utilities

Steps to reproduce

The Mouse Pointer Crosshairs utility becomes unresponsive and locks its position when clicking inside the client area of an active application window. Once locked, the crosshair does not follow the mouse until the user clicks directly on the desktop, which temporarily restores functionality until another application window is clicked.

✔️ Expected Behavior

The mouse pointer crosshairs should remain active and smoothly follow the mouse cursor regardless of whether the cursor is over the desktop or an application window.

❌ Actual Behavior

The crosshairs freeze in place at the exact spot where the application window was clicked. The crosshair position remains locked until the user clicks on the desktop background, at which point normal tracking resumes.

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PowerToysReport_2026-09-28-14-46-43.zip

Additional Information

OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 .NET Version: .NET 10.0.11 PowerToys is running as user (non-elevated) Install scope: per machine (system) Version channel: stable Source commit: 389b1a3827b2cf577723288df15437490ef0663a Operating System Language: English (United States) System locale: en-US

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