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Fix: Mouse Selecting / Highlighting Everything on Windows 10

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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There’s nothing more irritating and annoying than using amousewhile working on your computer, and the cursor or mouse selects everything.

This issue may look complicated or make you think there’s a virus on your computer (which shouldn’t be ruled out though), but there are a few workarounds for this, which are listed below.

What can I do if my mouse highlights everything?

What can I do if my mouse highlights everything?

1. Preliminary fixes

2. Uninstall and reinstall the touchpad driver

Updatingdriversmanually puts your PC at risk, so we recommend you use a specialized tool to do it automatically. Thus, downloading and installing the wrong driver versions will keep your system away from damage.

3. Run the hardware and device troubleshooter

4. Check the selection settings in Word

5. Change the Use smart paragraph selection and Use smart cursoring options

6. Install the drivers in compatibility mode

7. Run the SFC scan

8. Boot in safe mode

9. Perform a clean boot

10. Update drivers

11. Make the mouse easier to use on Ease of Access center

12. Uncheck ClickLock

13. Permanently disable sticky keys

15. Uncheck Enable Edge Swipes

The solutions here will also help when thecursor moves to the left while typing. And the problem is more common than you would expect.

Were you able to fix theWindows 10cursor selects everything problem? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Milan Stanojevic

Windows Toubleshooting Expert

Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.

Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.

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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.

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