New option list on new laptop driving me crazy! Need advice.

aruna · Feb 13, 2017

I recently bought a new laptop with Windows 10 pre installed. I also have a desktop PC with Windows 10. Never had this problem before. I didn't have it on the laptop; then suddenly it cropped up, apparently trying to be helpful. This is the problem:
When I click on a link, any link, or a tab, or an email message, or on anything live at all, instead of being taken there, I get a stupid drop down menu asking me a a whole lot of questions. Do I want to open a new tab, or a new window? etc etc. about ten questions. It's very annoying, and a waste of time. If I keep clicking the same link eventually I MIGHT get through as normal, but it's just luck.
I have no idea what has changed and why it's suddenly doing this. How can I change back to the way things were before?

aruna · Feb 13, 2017

Ugh! It is SO frustrating! It even does this when I try to "like" something on Facebook. A whole menu opens up instead of simply the Like.

JimmyB27 · Feb 13, 2017

Are you using the default browser? Edge or whatever it's called? Any unusual behaviour in any other programs?

aruna · Feb 13, 2017

I was using edge and then switched to Chrome. Same problem.

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And now it's not happening every time, but often enough.

JimmyB27 · Feb 13, 2017

That's weird. The drop down menu you describe sounds like the one you get if you right-click on a link, so I was wondering if your mouse buttons had been switched somehow. But now it's only intermittent? Really weird...

aruna · Feb 13, 2017

Yes -- someont told me that and it is exacltly that menu. Trouble is, I get it if I click anywhere on the trackpad. I think I'll just return the laptop -- I've only had it since Saturday.

Matera the Mad · Feb 13, 2017

Yeah, sounds like the pad is confused, or oversensitive. I hate them. Have you checked its settings?. Considered using a mouse with the laptop? Meese are pretty cheap , lol.

aruna · Feb 14, 2017

I actually have a new wireless mouse buzt it's connected to my desktop -- which leaves the old wired mouse available! But I don't trust this laptop now.

F1RacerDan · Feb 14, 2017

I would try it with a wired mouse and try checking your mouse settings in control panel? I work in the pc building business so i have seen the craziest issues with trackpads.

This link might help with the swtiching of buttons. Sounds unlikely thought but worth a shot. how used to track pads are you as we sometimes see a lot of people not tapping the right part?

aruna · Feb 14, 2017

I've used laptops with trackpads for years! My last was a MacPro, but I've also had Windows laptops. Never had this problem.

F1RacerDan · Feb 14, 2017

hmm have you tried the mouse yet? Trackpads rarely have issues in terms of faults that you seem to be having.

Curlz · Feb 14, 2017

Have a look at your "Ease of Access" and see if "Sticky Keys" is turned on, if yes then turn it off.
Have a look at your Settings -->Mouse Properties, there should be a "Buttons" tab there, see if there is a tick at "Switch primary and secondary buttons", if yes then remove tick.
:Shrug:

nmsheldon · Feb 14, 2017

My laptop's trackpad will trigger the right-click menu if you tap with two fingers instead of one. Is there any chance that you are a two-finger tapper? Even if you aren't the senstivity might be set too high and it's mistaking one finger for two. I've also had trackpads that were set to right-click if you tap close to the right edge.

All of these settings can be changed, usually in the Mouse or Trackpad Properties that Curlz mentioned above.

New option list on new laptop driving me crazy! Need advice.

aruna

On a wing and a prayer

aruna

On a wing and a prayer

JimmyB27

Hoopy frood

aruna

On a wing and a prayer

JimmyB27

Hoopy frood

aruna

On a wing and a prayer

Matera the Mad

Bartender, gimme a Linux Mint

aruna

On a wing and a prayer

F1RacerDan

aruna

On a wing and a prayer

F1RacerDan

Curlz

cutsie-pie

nmsheldon