While today’s Windows computers can connect to all sorts of things, computer users still rely on two devices in day-to-day operations: mouse and keyboard. Thus, it’s natural for people to get annoyed when their mouse keeps highlighting everything Windows 10. At best, the highlighting is going to be a source of frustration that messes up the focus of computer users. At worst, with the mouse highlighting everything, people may end up deleting texts, files, folders and so on by mistake.

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Actions To Take

Turn Off Scroll Inactive Windows 

If your mouse keeps highlighting everything against your will, you should consider turning off Scroll inactive windows. 

• Step 1: Open Start menu then select the gear icon to open Settings.
• Step 2: Navigate to Mouse and toggle the switch next to Scroll inactive windows to “disabled” 
• Step 3: Hit Additional mouse options, change the double-click speed and close Settings.

Disable Activate Window By Hovering Over It With The Mouse

For ease of convenience, a number of people enable Activate Window by hovering over it with the mouse on their PC. However, the feature could result in the mouse highlighting everything. You want to put an end to the highlighting? In that case, you should disable Activate Window by hovering over it with the mouse at the earliest opportunity. 

• Step 1: Go to the Search bar, type control and hit Enter to open Control Panel.
• Step 2: Select Ease of Access then choose Ease of Access Center.
• Step 3: Hit Make the Mouse Easier to Use.
• Step 4: Uncheck Activate Window by hovering over it with the mouse.
• Step 5: Close Control Panel and see how things turn out.

Uninstall And Reinstall The Touchpad Driver

If your computer is a laptop, you should know that it’s possible to use the touchpad to control the mouse. However, the touchpad driver is the one that manages the operation of the touchpad. Naturally, if the touchpad driver acts up, the mouse may go haywire and the highlighting is one of the consequences. Things would return to normal once you reinstall the touchpad driver though. 

• Step 1: Press Windows + X then choose Device Manager.
• Step 2: Expand Mice and other pointing devices to reveal the touchpad drivers.
• Step 3: Right-click the driver to then select Uninstall device.
• Step 4: In the new window, tick the option to delete the driver package from the system then initiate the uninstallation.
• Step 5: Right-click the driver again, choose Scan for hardware changes and follow the prompts.

Run The Hardware Troubleshooter

For your information, the Hardware and Device troubleshooter diagnoses problems with the hardware and fixes them on your behalf. 

• Step 1: Go to the Search bar, type control and hit Enter to open Control Panel.
• Step 2: Select Hardware and Sound.
• Step 3: Pick Hardware and Devices and then choose Next to commence the diagnostic process.

Install Mouse Drivers In Compatibility Mode

The installation of mouse drivers while the computer is in compatibility mode solves many mouse issues. If your mouse keeps highlighting everything Windows 10, you should give that a go. 

• Step 1: Download the driver from the mouse manufacturer’s website and save it to your local hard drive.
• Step 2: Right-click the driver, choose Properties and go to the Compatibility tab.
• Step 3: Check Run this program in Compatibility mode and select an operating system of your choice from the drop-down menu.
• Step 4: Allow the driver to install and determine whether the highlighting persists.