Stop mouse from auto-clicking or selecting when you hover in Windows 10

In this post, we will show you what you need to do to stop the mouse from auto-clicking or auto-selecting when you hover over a hyperlink or window, without clicking on it, in Windows 10.

Stop mouse from auto-clicking or auto-selecting

To stop the mouse from auto-clicking or auto-selecting when you hover over a window, you can try the following suggestion:

Check the Mouse Accessibility settings

1. Open Control Panel
2. Select Ease of Access Center.
3. Click on Make the mouse easier to use.
4. Locate Make it easier to manage windows section
5. Uncheck Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse.
6. Click Apply/OK and Exit.

Now if you see, an open window will get activated, when you simply move your mouse pointer over it.

NOTE: Some people have reported that the issue happens only if you have enabled Single-click to open item option under the File Explorer Options > General tab.

So you might want to disable this also and check.

If the above does not help, try the following:

1. Check the mouse on another system. Maybe the hardware is defective.
2. Test the mouse on multiple programs. Maybe a particular program is creating issues.
3. Update or Reinstall the Mouse & Touch Drivers
4. Run the Hardware Troubleshooter
5. Reset Touchpad settings
6. Lower the Touchpad Sensitivity
7. Troubleshoot in Clean Boot State.

Related reads:

1. Windows 10 mouse clicks twice automatically
2. How to activate a window by hovering over it with your mouse.

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