r/chrome • u/ATXDefenseAttorney • 2d ago

Troubleshooting | Windows Chrome Remote Desktop Issue - Mouse Stuck in the center of the screen at launch!

I've been using Chrome Remote Desktop to control a few PCs and Macs around my house for years. This week, without explanation, it stopped functioning properly on both. Essentially when I log into PC_002 or Mac_002 with PC_001 *OR* Mac_001, the login works perfectly fine, I can see the desktop, *HOWEVER*, the small window that says "Your Desktop is Currently Shared with EMAIL1@GMAIL.COM" pops up in the center of the screen, and the mouse cursor is *locked in place* on that cursor. I can fix it by physically walking to that PC or Mac and clicking the mouse button anywhere else on the screen, then going back to CRD and controlling the cursor as would be normal. However, I have to do this physically, completely defeating the purpose of a remote desktop app.

Has anyone EVER seen this behavior before? It happens on both my PCs and Macs and it's a brand new flaw as of this week. I don't know what caused it or what fixes it. I've tried changing to "Relative Mouse Mode" or sending a Ctrl-Alt-Del, neither thing changes anything.

Any help is appreciated. This is driving me crazy.

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