What could be the cause of a laptop cursor disappearing and the laptop freezing every few minutes?

I don't have a mouse plugged in.
I'm using the touchpad that came with the laptop.

This HP has been nothing but issues.
Trying to wait til end of the year for a new one

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Northwest · M

Your computer is trying to navigate between two mice (built in and external). It sometime freezes as it can't make a decision.

You may want to check into updated drivers, but depending on the age of your computer, the hardware could be the problem (it's causing the confusion).

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@Northwest I'm not using an external. It kept making that "device plugged in" sound, so I clicked it. Looks like the issue is my wifi adapter

Northwest · M

@iamnikki I misread your post. If you're using a USB-attached wireless adapter, then you could have a number of issues. It depends on which version of USB, whether the adapter is the same USB version as the laptop, etc.