Disable Hover Feature

There is one other thing that may cause the cursor (mouse pointer) to jump to a particular button by default. 

Under Mouse Settings, there is an option called "Snap-To".  This causes the mouse pointer to jump to the OK button by default. 

On the Pointer Options tab, check/uncheck the box for "Snap To" - "Automatically move pointer to the default button in a dialogue box"

Sounds like what you describe.  That option is in your standard mouse options.  It could be called something different, depending on the model/make of mouse, but other than that it seems to be a standard Windows feature/option.

Andrew M

Hi,

If a Mouse (or if you use both a TouchPad and a Mouse)

Start - Computer  OR  Windows Explorer - Tools - Folder Options - General Tab - check the

Double Click to open an item - APPLY / OK (if set properly then change as if you plannedto leave it that way and then go back and change it back).

Control Panel - Mouse - look for Settings for Hover or Auto Click or similar depending on your mouse.

If a TouchPad

Look in the Notification area near the clock for any TouchPad control program.

Also Control Panel - Mouse - look there for TouchPad (mine is on Device Settings tab however

other brands and can be on other tabs and more than one). There usually are Settings than

can determine whether one click, a double click, or hovering can open or close a program.

Start - Computer  OR  Windows Explorer - Tools - Folder Options - General Tab - check the

Double Click to open an item - APPLY / OK

If some of those are set correctly then change to some other setting as if you planned to leave

them that way and then change back.

Hope this helps

Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience : Bicycle - Mark Twain said it right.

Just to make a note.  I just typed an entire reply to this forum.  Yet it was deleted before I had a chance to post it; and I don't know how.

So let just say I'm fed up I will pay what is required to Microsoft and hopefully get resolution to this problem.  My previous  post indicated the extact issues with the mouse hovering; but I don't dare type it again. 

Nothing is resolved as yet, if I ever find the solution I will post it to the forum.  Other than that it's a waist of time.  I actually use my sisters computer when typing important documentation because I've lost entirely too much work on this computer with windows 7. 

But, we've gotten so used to the flaws within  MS Windows that its commonplace to shrug your shoulders and say oh well.  It will get resolved eventually.   Actually I do expect this post to be removed.

Keyvie - I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!!! I am having the same idiotic trouble!! I simple do not understand the hundreds of mundane "solutions" proposed by others on all these blogs/sites. I too have scoured every option,followed every tip/trick & instruction; to no avail!!!

It is simple enough to understand: hover = cursor engages activation while hovering above location!!

I am so pissed off at how much of a hassle & how much time I've lost so far fixing the problems created by this utterly inept "feature" by the mindless windows crew!!! Whether it is a default setting or not - IT EXISTS!!!  NO it can not be turned off by simply unclicking the box in mouse settings or ease of use!!! Nor does it fix itself by pretending you want it,pressing apply,then unclicking the box in 2 minutes!!  Again, like Keyvie I have followed every possible tendril of advice including updating the drivers!! YES I found the TouchPad settings menu & fiddled with every possible permutation! As I just came back in here to enter this site,the idiotic feature bit me again while I tried to mute my volume settings. It opened the icon & clicked to remove it from my taskbar completely-without muting it-by hovering. It did all this in about 1/10th of a second,not exactly enough time to react or stop it from happening!! It hovered for as much time as it takes to move the cursor over the mute button & attempt to press the double click! 

This is the dumbest feature I have ever encountered from Windows & am so disgusted they would ever think it was a GOOD idea? Man I gotta quit using windows OS altogether,it just never ends with these idiots. YES PLEASE Keyvie,if you ever find an answer post it here & everywhere!!!!! I shall do the same!! Obviously noone has a clue except those suffering the same demons! As each of us know from searching every forum possible for the REAL solution, there are others out there dealing with this same stench! Whoever the ____ would ever add this to an OS is an absolute moron & should be fired!! You can be aware of it, paying complete attention & it still screws you over right before your eyes!!!

My Dell has the ease of  access , but marking enable and disable does nothing to change the hover/open problem.  I have tried it both ways - repeatedly. I have had a stroke. I have slow hands.  I do not want to open things simply because I do not move the darn pointer fast enough.  It is frustrating, confusing and ....Anyway IS THERE A WAY TOTOTALLY DISABLE THIS IRRITATING FEATURE?