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

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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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