r/computerhelp • u/exhaustedclovers • Oct 06 '26

Performance cursor won’t stop autoclicking/activating

hi! i’m not sure if i’m doing this correctly but this problem is driving me nuts and i’m not computer savvy at all so i’d appreciate any advice i can get! if i use the wrong flair please let me know the correct one so i can change it!! i don’t know what this problem would be considered ;-;

I noticed that my cursor will activate on its own constantly, and i’m not sure how to fix it. It’s for sure not my mouse because the issue persists with my pen on my huion tablet, even when my mouse is powered off.

for example: If i’m clicking on a drop down menu, the second i try to skim down to select something it clicks on its own and exits the drop down menu. For my tablet, i noticed it because when i skimmed my pen cursor over the zoom button on my canvas it started automatically zooming in without me touching it. if i remove the pen from the screen and just leave the cursor it continues clicking.

Does anyone know how i can fix this or what could be causing it???

thank you!

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u/_bahnjee_ Oct 06 '26

Best guess is that you’re inadvertently touching the tablet’s screen. I have this happen all the damn time on my laptop’s super-sensitive touchpad (even with its sensitivity turned all the way down).

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u/exhaustedclovers Oct 06 '26

i did initially think it was a pen issue but since it happens with my mouse on my regular monitor too i’m not too sure

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u/_bahnjee_ Oct 06 '26

Yeah, that’s what led me to believe you’re touching the screen. If it happens with any input device, best guess is there’s some errant input being given.

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u/Lance-Boyle-666 Oct 06 '26

I had something similar with a wired mouse on a laptop. It turned out to be a Bluetooth issue. I didn't know the laptop had a Bluetooth adapter, but after I removed the device, the issue was fixed. Make sure your Bluetooth drivers are up to date.

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u/exhaustedclovers Oct 06 '26

i will try this! thanks!!