Windows 11 update arrives with much-wanted features — and very-much unwanted bugs that mess up the mouse cursor and wallpaper

Windows 11 has a new preview update for August It offers some nifty new features, including the ability to move the taskbar There are some frustrating bugs in the update, though, which include an oversized retro mouse pointer you can't switch away from Windows 11 just got a new update — albeit still in preview — and while it delivers some smart goodies for the interface (including a taskbar option many users have been waiting for), there's a problem with bugginess here.

As a result, the preview update for August is an 'install at your own risk' affair, and although it's not going to put you in danger of being trapped in a boot loop or something equally terrible, the bugs are annoying.

Windows Latest noticed the initial reports of problems with this update, which include the mouse pointer being changed to a " big white cursor " and the wallpaper becoming a blank black background.

There are plenty of reports of this happening in the official Reddit thread (posted by Microsoft's Jen Gentleman) pertaining to this Windows 11 update.

Apparently the old-style cursor which is appearing in some cases can't be changed, and if you try to revert the cursor back to what you had before, it'll just switch to the legacy pointer again, going by the reports on Reddit.

You can, apparently, get rid of the plain black wallpaper.

While this update is optional, as are all preview releases, there's been quite a rush to grab it, because, as mentioned, it comes with some long-awaited interface changes: the ability to move the taskbar away from the bottom of the screen, and to resize the Start menu.

There's also functionality that allows you to turn off Bing in Windows 11 search, which is great to see .

Analysis: QA and gradual rollout frustrations (Image credit: Lipik Stock Media / Shutterstock) While the bugs are purely cosmetic issues, you do end up with a stark and basic-looking operating system if they happen to your system.

The really annoying bit is that you can't escape from the clutches of the oversized white retro mouse pointer (the only solution is to remove the update by all accounts).

One unimpressed Redditor complains : "Wow a buggy mess of an update for everyone." It's easy enough to draw this conclusion scanning through the official Reddit thread, where there are quite a lot of reports of this issue.

However, we've got to remember that those who are affected are more likely to be vocal and drop a complaint (or a straightforward bug report) on social media.

So, that skews things and makes matters look worse than they actually are – and notably some folks are chiming in saying they've installed the August optional update just fine with no problems.

Windows Latest didn't encounter any pointer-related shenanigans, either.