Something is definitely going wrong on shutdown. The only time my icons get re-arranged these days (since the game companies learned to stop being so annoying) is when there’s a crash, then usually only icons I moved during the last up time will get hosed, though every once in a while everything will left justify, but there’s always a crash involved.
My little I thingy goes away the instant a character it typed and won’t comeback until I twitch the mouse. Probably goofball setting somewhere, Word has WAY too many little settings, that options dialog would never pass Windows certification. Mine’s mostly default, except for everywhere the word “automatic” appears, I uncheck all those boxes.
Computing isn’t supposed to make work easier, I mean sure that was the big lie the industry used to sell them in the 80s, but it was a lie and some parts of the industry are finally starting to admit it. The only people whose work is made easier by computers are the spreadsheet commandos that analyze a business’ various statistics, everybody else does more work to feed the data into those spreadsheets. Of course it’s too late, the computers are entrenched and they’re never leaving. My only defense is I wasn’t actually in the industry when it was using the big lie.
"Hide cursor when typing" in the mouse settings?
Yes, bingo!
I explained to some IT pros in my family, that I often feel using a PC for business, is like using a pliers and screwdriver to tie your shoelaces.
Your old fashioned hands, as in "manual," work better.
What's more, as a businessman I've learned that the best computers are people.
Beguile them, and they will do half your job for you for free.