If your mouse is not working in games on your Windows 11/10 PC, this article lists some effective fixes to help you resolve this problem.
This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.
Microsoft's KB5077181 security update has caused endless restart loops and system lockouts for Windows 11 users, with no official fix released as of February 13.