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TF2: Mouse cursor not displayed when Pointer Trails is enabled

dxvkclosed windows
doitsujin/dxvk#5539 · opened 2026-03-06 by xDoge26 · updated 2026-03-07 · 4 comments · github
XxDoge26 2026-03-06 github

Please describe your issue as accurately as possible. Include screenshots or videos when relevant.
Mouse cursor not displayed in game when Pointer Trails is enabled
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  • With trail disabled
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  • With trail enabled

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If you use Windows, please check the following page: https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/wiki/Windows

Software information

Name of the game, settings used etc. If using mods or addons, list them aswell.
Team Fortress 2

System information

  • GPU: RTX 3050 6G
  • Driver: 581.80
  • Wine version:
  • DXVK version: v2.7.1

Apitrace file(s)

  • Put a link here

For instructions on how to use apitrace, see: https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/wiki/Using-Apitrace

Log files

Please attach Proton or Wine logs as a text file:

  • When using Proton, set the Steam launch options for your game to PROTON_LOG=1 %command% and attach the corresponding steam-xxxxx.log file in your home directory.
  • When using regular Wine, use wine game.exe > game.log 2>&1 and attach the resulting game.log file.
  • On Windows, log files will usually appear next to the games exe or in its base folder.
    tf_win64_d3d9.log
Ddoitsujin maintainer 2026-03-06 github

DXVK is generally not responsible for rendering the mouse cursor (certainly not in this game) and it most certainly doesn't interact with mouse trails in any way whatsoever.

This is just one of those things that are going to be broken on Windows and I'd pretty much expect all Vulkan apps to be broken in the same way, at least w/o DXGI interop.

Vvlad54rus 2026-03-06 github

Hardware Cursor vs Software Cursor.
Pointer Trails enforces software cursor which can't be used in exclusive fullscreen. Why are you using exclusive fullscreen instead of DXGI interop?

XxDoge26 2026-03-06 github

@vlad54rus Because i dont know how to do that,

Vvlad54rus 2026-03-07 github

@xDoge26 Download Nvidia Profile Inspector then run it and set these two settings:

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