No mouse cursor while logging out

jw292 wrote:

Clicking the logout option in the top left menu opens the logout message that waits for 60 seconds, however i dont have a mouse cursor at this point. I'm not sure how to use the logout window if i cant click anything, i guess waiting works too but it is a bit silly. i also cant change the selection to reopen applications because of this. anyone else got this issue or just me?

I had not noticed this problem before, it seems to be introduced in the last few weeks.

Shift Command Q is the keyboard shortcut for logging out.

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jw292 wrote:

Of course thats an option but there appears to be a bug with the mouse, why hide the bug with work arounds instead of letting apple fix it..

There is no "bug". It's something local to your Mac.

Apparently this was a one-off, right? You said it now works.

It is not like this happens all the time. I have never experienced this, and this is the first I have heard of it.

Issues that happen once and disappear after a restart may be due to some specific situation which almost impossible to investigate, and may not be actual bugs.

Personally I don't have the problem in Sequoia 15.3.1. I agree with Leroy, try booting into Safe Mode then restart.

Apparently it just need some encouragement. 😎

I am glad it sorted itself out, but just in case: even without a mouse pointer, you could press enter to log out or escape to cancel, just as in most dialog boxes throughout macOS.

FWIW, a Safe Boot may fix it. It also may be caused by some third-party app you installed.