I just use my finger on my laptop,no the whole system does not freeze up......Is it just the mouse or is the whole system freezing up? Try booting to safe mode and see if it freezes.
Still need to boot to safe mode and see if its still freezes up. Then we can determine if its a software or hardware issue. Have you ran any malware scans or ran Ccleaner lately?I just use my finger on my laptop,no the whole system does not freeze up......