Hovering cursor opens links without me clicking to open

I want to find the feature to turn off the cursor so that it randomly opens links that I am hovering over. I only want to open them when I click them. I am using a 2022 MacBook Air M2, with Ventura 13.0

Posted on Nov 3, 2022 9:30 AM

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HWTech

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Nov 4, 2022 8:20 AM in response to alsatian5

Most likely it is the Touch to Click setting in the Trackpad System Preferences (or the Settings app if you are on Ventura). I have to turn this option off because I always find myself activating things I shouldn't.

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