steam games sometimes start when clicked on the game title

[ShatteredPumpkin]

can i turn it off? its really annoying sometimes when i am bored i am looking for game news to read and sometimes when i click on the game title it just starts the game can i turn it off somehow its really annoying...

[Jerry]

Steam games launch, when you doubleclick the title. Sounds like your mouse is starting to die.

[Crazy Tiger]

Yep, seems like a doubleclick issue. Try with a different mouse to verify.

[ElvisDeadly]

Yeah sounds like it's an issue with your mouse.
My beloved old G500 used to do it all the time when it was on it's way out :(

[ShatteredPumpkin]

its not my mouse since that prob started i had like 3 different mouses

[Crazy Tiger]

Then either you grip your mouse too tight/have a twitchy finger and accidentally click twice, or you have some key combination in some software that changes the setting of the mouse to doubleclick.

What mouse is it, btw.

[Jerry]

Originally posted by MrPumpkin blw.tf:

its not my mouse since that prob started i had like 3 different mouses

Well, it is caused by the system registering doubleclicks, when you only intend to click once. Mouse would be the first suspect, but there are others too of course. Might be something about the port, the mouse is plugged into, your system settings for double-clicks may be too generous, or maybe you do click twice without being aware of it.

[ShatteredPumpkin]

i think i might click twice without knowing it cause my mouse is fine i just checked i clicked between 2 games they didnt start i guess maybe ive got a twitchy finger i dunno

[Crazy Tiger]

I sometimes have it too, though usually when I'm a bit tired. Some sort of spasm in my finger. :D

[7th7andwich]

I'm having this same issue and my mouse is 100% NOT dying.
Bought the mouse a month ago.
Tested with other mice.
Icons on my desktop open when double clicked therefore if the issue was my mouse this would happen to my desktop icons as well.
I can, right now, click any title in my library and it will attempt to run. 100% of the time.
I can, right now, click any icon on my desktop, and it will NOT open (unless i double click)

This happens with my new mouse, this happens with my laptop trackpad, this happens with my trackpad's physical button, this happens with my OLD mouse.

Can confirm issue is 100000% steam only after troubleshooting. Started yesterday for me.

[vpelss]

it happens to me too. not sure why. quite annoying.

[Red7Silence]

I know exactly why. It's happening, when you click on one title, then click on another title quickly. It's counting it as a double click, even though you clicked on two different titles.

It's really annoying, when swapping between game titles or click on the wrong title initially, and then all of a sudden a game starts without you wanting it to.

[CLicKz]

I am experiencing the same issue,
i ran a double click mouse test @
https://doubleclicktest.com/
and my mouse seems to be working fine (no double click issues).