Question about the Skyrim quest marker that got stuck on a dead NPC and how I fixed it

Ryan Flores · 2026-10-23T22:45:05.616621+00:00

I was about 40 hours into a save last month when the marker for a side quest in Windhelm just froze. It pointed at a spot near the docks where the quest giver had already died, so no amount of walking around would trigger the next step. I tried loading an older save but lost too much progress, so I looked up a fix. What worked for me was going to the quest log, turning off tracking for that quest, then fast traveling somewhere far away like Solitude, waiting 24 in game hours, and turning tracking back on. The marker snapped to the right spot. It is not a perfect fix since the NPC is still gone but at least the quest could move forward. Has anyone dealt with a stuck marker like this and found a cleaner way? I am on PC if that matters.

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