Windows 10: How to stop touchpad clicking/highlighting?

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1-2 months ago I installed an update that makes my touchpad click on things when I tap on it, which I want to stop. I have scoured settings and searched online about it to no avail. I also occasionally highlight things when going over them by accident, which I want to stop as well.

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Why does action center keep poping up when I click the touchpad?

Hi Andrew,

To assist you better regarding your concern with the action center, we suggest that you follow these steps and see if it'll help resolves the concern:

• 
  Right the Windows icon.
  
• 
  Select Device Manager.
  
• 
  Right click on Touchpad, then select Disable.
  
• 
  Confirm selection - touchpad is disabled
  
• 
  Repeat the steps, this time select Enable Touchpad.
  

Let us know how it goes.

 

TouchPad Mouse not clicking


Same thing is happening to my touchpad. Device properties and driver all showing as working fine, but when I double or single click (touch) the pad, no response! Yet, while typing in Word, my cursor backspaces, highlights and erases entire sentences and words without me even realizing it until they're gone! This may be a settings fix (the "word suggest" function during typing). Possibly an incompatibility with the driver and OS?

 

Upgraded to Windows 10, now all single left clicks on my touchpad are double clicks.

Hi Mark,



Welcome to Microsoft Community. Your interest in Windows 10 is much appreciated.



This issue may occur due to corrupted or incompatible drivers, missing updates, incorrect device settings or hardware problems.

Method 1:

Let's first run hardware and troubleshooter and check.

• Open Control Panel.
• Type “Troubleshooting “in the search box and hit
  enter.
• Click on Hardware and sound.
• Click on Hardware and device and follow the on-screen instructions.

Method 2:

If the issue is not resolved, I would suggest you to un-install and re-install touchpad driver from the manufacturer website and check if it helps.

Step 1: Un-install the drivers:

Follow these steps:

• Click on Start icon.
• Select Device Manager.
• Right click on the
  touchpad drivers and select “Uninstall”.
• Restart the computer once it is uninstalled.

Step 2:

I would suggest you to install latest touchpad driver from the manufacturer website and check if it helps.

Keep us posted if you face any issues on windows in future. We will be glad to help you.