Windows 10: Left click Highlighting of any text does not work correctly & Sometimes it double clicks on...

Left click Highlighting of any text does not work correctly

Sometimes double clicks on single click


The issue happens on multiple systems –


I have 5 computer systems 1 desktop 4 Laptop various makes/models

• Custom Desktop
• Lenovo Legion Y520
• Lenovo Yoga 710
• HP Specter X360
• Dell Inspiron 3153 11

All Windows 10
All mouse / trackball / touch pad

• Trackball/Thumb ball Logitech M570
• Insignia NS-PNM3BBBK
• Generic Gaming Mouse
• Built in touch pad

When I attempt to highlight text and hold down the mouse button at where I want it to start, the following happens

• It does not highlight at all
• It may start to highlight 3 or 4 words in or several lines later then on releasing the mouse button
• The highlight might remain on or turn off
• It starts to highlight correctly then turns it off on releasing the button
• It starts to highlight correctly but turns off without releasing the button
• It does it correctly
• It will sometimes skip and move the middle of a word or sentence to another area
• Starting at the end of the text it does it correctly more often though still get the same problems as listed above.

It does this if I use either the wireless mouse or the touch pad on the machine


It happens while using Browsers Chrome or Firefox, Word, Excel, etc.


I have already checked the following:

Happens on multiple systems – may work for a few minutes, then back

1. Additional mouse options
2. Reboot Windows File Explorer
3. Create a new local user account
4. Clean boot and installing the latest Windows Update
5. Uninstall and Reinstall the device
6. Enable Single-Click to Open Items
7. Hardware troubleshooter
8. Restarted Router
9. Changed USB port on the PC.
10. File Explorer, View tab, Options, General, Single-click to open
11. Entered sfc /scannow
12. Boot in safe mode – Advanced startup
13. Updated drivers
14. Changed Anti-virus/system security software
15. Ease of Access center
16. Sticky Keys Disable
17. Blink rate value of the cursor
18. Changes mice

I think that just about covers everything - The only constant is Windows 10 - I also noticed that this issue goes back to at least 2006


Any and all suggestions beyond what I have already tried would be a great help


Thank you

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Mouse Issues - Right Click Sometimes Acts as Left Click & Left Click Sometimes Requires Multiple Clicks to Work

i76700, 32GB RAM, plenty of storage OS on SSD, most other things on HDD, wired HID mouse, Win10 Home 64 version 1709, os build 16299.309 but issues existed in previous updates. Windows and 3rd party diagnostics tell me that the pc overall, and the mouse,
driver and motherboard specifically, are working properly.

Sometimes the mouse works exactly as expected. Sometimes it has issues.

1. Sometimes the Left Click doesn't work. The pointer highlights the link/icon properly but when clicked nothing happens. I can click a dozen times before it decides to work. The settings on the mouse are default...left click is main, no swap, etc.
I don't have physical/intellectual issues that prevent me from properly clicking as I've done for decades. The problem exists on both single click (hyper)links as well as double click icons. I don't know of any trigger for the problem...it seems to just
not work...then it just works then is doesn't then it does. Very annoying.

2. Sometimes the Right Click either doesn't work or acts as a Double Left Click. I'll Right Click expecting to see the contextual drop down menu. About 60% of the times that's what will happen. The rest of the times, the Right click does nothing at all
or produces a Double Left Click. Again, no known trigger or work around except trial & error, which again is very annoying.