Windows 10: Windows constantly select an extra invisible character when I highlight something

Hi there!


Im encountering a little problem on Windows since I've been using my laptop (roughly a month). For the record I come from OSx and I never had that problem before.


Long story short whenever I double-left-click on a word, windows selects the text +1 (1 being an invisible character).

So basically whenever I select something I always have that invisible gap after the text selected.


The problem is that Im currently creating a script on AutoHotKey to automatise a certain task and the script triggers when I select something..the problem being I always end up with that invisible gap which is quite irritating.


As far as I remember whenever I selected a word on OSx I didnt have that problem.


Does someone know what might be the cause?

:)

 

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