Cannot click on anything in Windows 7

I seem to have resolved the issue by doing the following:

  1. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL
  2. Click Cancel.

After reading extensively on this problem on multiple forums, it appears that this issue is typically a bug in display adapter drivers which causes errors in screen redraws. Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL and then exiting forces the display to redraw, which temporarily fixes the issue before the bug strikes again.

Updating graphics card drivers should fix this issue, but there's always the possibility that the manufacturer hasn't resolved the issue yet, they aren't aware of it, or there are compatibility problems between hardware or software.


According to this forum, try:

  • Updating your video card drivers
  • Changing your USB drivers from USB3 to USB2