Windows 10: Mouse randomly releases click for a split second

Discus and support Mouse randomly releases click for a split second in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Sometimes my mouse will randomly release left click. one minute my mouse is performing flawlessly, the next I can't even make a blue box on the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by richodude, Nov 12, 2020.

  1. richodude Win User

    Mouse randomly releases click for a split second


    Sometimes my mouse will randomly release left click. one minute my mouse is performing flawlessly, the next I can't even make a blue box on the desktop. I 'stress test' it on MS paint and you can plainly see the gaps in the lines when you scribble


    I've already tried and hasn't worked:

    Uninstalling and reinstalling the device

    changing the polling rates on my mouse

    ran the device troubleshooter


    I have a razer mouse that's almost 2 years old. Thanks in advance

    :)
     
    richodude, Nov 12, 2020
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  2. jjacallen Win User

    Mouse randomly clicks all by itself

    I'm running Windows 10 on a Lenovo T460s laptop. The laptop has recently developed this strange problem with the mouse. It's very similar to the problem described in this ticket:

    Cursor clicks on things randomly all by itself

    The issue reproduces no matter what mouse I use:
    • Logitech bluetooth mouse
    • Logitech wireless USB dongle mouse
    • Microsoft Comfort wired USB mouse
    • The Machine's touchpad
    Steps I've taken to troubleshoot the issue:

    • I disabled the touchpad
    • I uninstalled Logitech software which was recommended by Logitech for the bluetooth mouse
    • I updated the driver for the touchpad (it was already up to date)
    • I tried a clean boot (according to the MS support instructions)
    • Bought a new mouse
    • Changed touchpad sensitivity to "low"
    • Uninstalled the driver for the touchpad (synaptics pointing device) - weirdly, when I restarted there was a new device listed in the device manager called "PS/2 compatible mouse" and the touchpad now works again, and I can no longer find the setting to
      disable it. So, that's strange. But apparently it's now using a Microsoft driver, which was the next thing to try - installing MS generic driver...

    I'll try to describe the behavior a little better than the other ticket:

    The cursor randomly left-clicks and holds. If I move the mouse when this happens, it drags whatever the cursor was on or it selects text, exactly as if I were holding the left mouse button. It randomly releases, too. Sometimes, it lasts only for a quick
    second, but sometimes it really gets stuck. When it is stuck, right-clicking usually releases it so I can continue working. Left-clicking doesn't help, I can left-click repeatedly and it doesn't release, when I use the touchpad buttons or the USB mouse buttons.
    Keyboard actions also don't have any effect on the behavior, as far as I can tell.
     
    jjacallen, Nov 12, 2020
    #2
  3. Split Second

    I wouldn't doubt it's good, I think this game will be on my list of games to get for the new PC later this year.

    Games for new machine
    Split Second
    Street Fighter 4 (Super if it ever comes to PC)
    HAWX (Demo was playable on my current machine)
    BattleField Bad Company 2
    COD WAW
    More to come...

    New Machine Recommendations
     
    eidairaman1, Nov 12, 2020
    #3
  4. Galirn Win User

    Mouse randomly releases click for a split second

    Mouse Cursor on second screen changes randomly

    • Did the issue only occur when you updated your graphics card?
      • Appears to have only begun with the new graphics card. It's an AMD RX480 card. I uninstalled all Nvidia drivers prior to installing the new AMD drivers. It doesn't occur on the first monitor, only second. Which would indicate either something in the
        translation between monitors or something along those lines.
    • Are your drivers up to date?
      • From my understanding they all are, I try to keep everything up to date.
    • Have you checked if the problem is the mouse itself?
      • I do not currently have a second mouse, but the fact that it's only when it tracks to the second screen. On first screen everything is good. The normal cursor displays, but when I track to the second screen that's when the weirdness happens.
    • Are you using a wired mouse
      • Yes
     
    Galirn, Nov 12, 2020
    #4
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