My mouse is selecting everything when I click in Windows 11 [Solved]

Recently, some Windows users have encountered an issue in their Windows systems where when they click using the mouse, everything gets selected or highlighted instead of behaving as the user expected. This leaves users helpless as they cannot complete any task without using the mouse, such as selecting part of a paragraph to copy and paste, etc.

This issue may have multiple causes, it may be because the mouse driver is outdated, the Sticky Keys option is enabled, the ClickLock feature is enabled, etc. These are some possibilities that we believe may be causing this issue.

Keeping these points in mind, we have researched and collected some solutions in this article to easily resolve this issue on Windows systems.

Method 1 – If ClickLock feature is enabled, disable it

ClickLock feature allows users to select text, files or drag any folder or file with just one click instead of pressing Hold the mouse button until you complete the task. This may work for some users, but most users will face the above issue if this feature is enabled on their system.

Therefore, if another user has the ClickLock feature unknowingly enabled, we recommend that users disable the ClickLock feature on their system. Here are the steps on how to do this.

Step 1: Open the system by holding down the W indows and R keys simultaneously on your keyboard. The Run command box.

Step 2: After the "Run" command box appears on the system screen, type main.cpl in the text box and press the Enter key .

Step 3: This will open the Mouse Properties window on your system.

Step 4: In the Mouse Properties window, click it and make sure you are in the Buttons tab.

Step 5: Then at the bottom, there is a section called ClickLock. Please uncheck the Turn on ClickLock checkbox as shown below.

Step 6: Please click "Apply" and "OK" to reflect the changes and close the "Mouse Properties" window.

Now check if the issue is resolved. If not, try the following other solutions.

Method 2 – Disable Sticky Keys

Some Windows users have commented that they were able to resolve this issue on their systems by simply disabling the Sticky Keys feature. Therefore, we recommend users to try and see if disabling Sticky Keys works for you.

Let’s see how it is done using the steps explained below.

Step 1: Press the Windows and U keys simultaneously to open the accessibility page on the system.

Step 2: Then click on the Keyboard option under the interactive section at the bottom by scrolling the page as shown below.

Step 3: Then click the Sticky Keys toggle button to turn it off as shown below.

Step 4: Click Sticky Keys to see more options.

Step 5: Nowturn offall the toggle buttons listed on the Sticky Keys page as shown below.

Step 4: Now close the accessibility page when finished.

Method 3 – Update Mouse Driver

An outdated mouse driver may be the cause of the above issue. So, let’s see how to update mouse driver using Device Manager with the help of the following steps.

Step 1: By pressing and holding the Windows and X keys simultaneously and then pressing M on the keyboard Key , opens the Device Manager on the system.

Step 2: Double-click the "Mouse and other pointing devices" option in the list to expand it, as shown below.

Step 3: You should then right-click on the MouseDevice and select Update Driver from the context menu as shown below .

Step 4: Select Automatically search for drivers from the options in the Update Driver window, as shown below.

#Step 5: It will then start updating the mouse driver on your system.

Method 4 – Reinstall the mouse device

Sometimes updating the mouse driver does not help resolve the issue. Therefore, it is best to try uninstalling and then reinstalling the mouse device on your system. After uninstalling, you need to restart your system so that Windows can install the mouse device on your system.

Please follow the steps below to uninstall and reinstall the mouse device using Device Manager.

Step 1: Press the Windows key and use your keyboard to type Device Manager.

Step 2: Press the Enter key or select Device Manager from the search results by clicking as shown below.

Step 3: Once the Device Manager window opens, you should expand the Mouse and other pointing devices option by double-clicking it, As follows.

Step 4: Then, right-click the mouse device and click Uninstall Device from its context menu as shown below.

#Step 5: This will uninstall the mouse device.

Step 6: Now reboot the system once.

Step 7: After the system restarts, you can see that the mouse device is reinstalled by Windows and it should work normally.

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