'Mouse click' sound keeps randomly happening on Windows 7
My PC keeps making a mouse click sound that happens when you open a folder or click a link on the internet. Thing is- it does it when nothing is open and there is no user activity.
It's almost like there's a ghost opening folders and clicking links in the background!
Hope someone can help?
windows-7 windows desktop clicking-sound
asked Mar 22 '13 at 9:42
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My PC keeps making a mouse click sound that happens when you open a folder or click a link on the internet. Thing is- it does it when nothing is open and there is no user activity.
It's almost like there's a ghost opening folders and clicking links in the background!
Hope someone can help?
windows-7 windows desktop clicking-sound
asked Mar 22 '13 at 9:42
onefourone14onefourone14
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Does this occur at regular intervals or completely randomly? How often does it happen?
– oKtosiTe
Mar 22 '13 at 9:47
@oKtosiTe occurs completely randomly
– onefourone14
Mar 22 '13 at 9:49
1
Could you add a list of active processes to your question? You can get such a list by runningtasklist.exein a command prompt (as an administrator).
– oKtosiTe
Mar 22 '13 at 9:51
1
Check out your running processes/tasks, and also task viewer and see what can be disabled in MSCONFIG.In my opinion, the way to solve this is to kill 1 process/program at a time and wait to see if the problem stops or continues to know if the fault is resolved or not! It's a long winded approach, so I suggest if you do this, puttle the kettle on first!
– Dave
Mar 22 '13 at 11:09
This is most likely not the answer, but I have heard of an office prank involving a program which adds random noises to the computer. If you work in an office with some techie pranksters, it's at least a marginal possibility.
– roryok
Apr 8 '13 at 8:58
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My PC keeps making a mouse click sound that happens when you open a folder or click a link on the internet. Thing is- it does it when nothing is open and there is no user activity.
It's almost like there's a ghost opening folders and clicking links in the background!
Hope someone can help?
windows-7 windows desktop clicking-sound
asked Mar 22 '13 at 9:42
onefourone14onefourone14
3392614
My PC keeps making a mouse click sound that happens when you open a folder or click a link on the internet. Thing is- it does it when nothing is open and there is no user activity.
It's almost like there's a ghost opening folders and clicking links in the background!
Hope someone can help?
windows-7 windows desktop clicking-sound
windows-7 windows desktop clicking-sound
asked Mar 22 '13 at 9:42
onefourone14onefourone14
3392614
asked Mar 22 '13 at 9:42
onefourone14onefourone14
3392614
asked Mar 22 '13 at 9:42
onefourone14onefourone14
3392614
asked Mar 22 '13 at 9:42
onefourone14onefourone14
3392614
asked Mar 22 '13 at 9:42
onefourone14onefourone14
3392614
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Does this occur at regular intervals or completely randomly? How often does it happen?
– oKtosiTe
Mar 22 '13 at 9:47
@oKtosiTe occurs completely randomly
– onefourone14
Mar 22 '13 at 9:49
1
Could you add a list of active processes to your question? You can get such a list by runningtasklist.exein a command prompt (as an administrator).
– oKtosiTe
Mar 22 '13 at 9:51
1
Check out your running processes/tasks, and also task viewer and see what can be disabled in MSCONFIG.In my opinion, the way to solve this is to kill 1 process/program at a time and wait to see if the problem stops or continues to know if the fault is resolved or not! It's a long winded approach, so I suggest if you do this, puttle the kettle on first!
– Dave
Mar 22 '13 at 11:09
This is most likely not the answer, but I have heard of an office prank involving a program which adds random noises to the computer. If you work in an office with some techie pranksters, it's at least a marginal possibility.
– roryok
Apr 8 '13 at 8:58
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show 1 more comment
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Does this occur at regular intervals or completely randomly? How often does it happen?
– oKtosiTe
Mar 22 '13 at 9:47
@oKtosiTe occurs completely randomly
– onefourone14
Mar 22 '13 at 9:49
1
Could you add a list of active processes to your question? You can get such a list by runningtasklist.exein a command prompt (as an administrator).
– oKtosiTe
Mar 22 '13 at 9:51
1
Check out your running processes/tasks, and also task viewer and see what can be disabled in MSCONFIG.In my opinion, the way to solve this is to kill 1 process/program at a time and wait to see if the problem stops or continues to know if the fault is resolved or not! It's a long winded approach, so I suggest if you do this, puttle the kettle on first!
– Dave
Mar 22 '13 at 11:09
This is most likely not the answer, but I have heard of an office prank involving a program which adds random noises to the computer. If you work in an office with some techie pranksters, it's at least a marginal possibility.
– roryok
Apr 8 '13 at 8:58
2
2
Does this occur at regular intervals or completely randomly? How often does it happen?
– oKtosiTe
Mar 22 '13 at 9:47
Does this occur at regular intervals or completely randomly? How often does it happen?
– oKtosiTe
Mar 22 '13 at 9:47
@oKtosiTe occurs completely randomly
– onefourone14
Mar 22 '13 at 9:49
@oKtosiTe occurs completely randomly
– onefourone14
Mar 22 '13 at 9:49
1
1
Could you add a list of active processes to your question? You can get such a list by running
tasklist.exe in a command prompt (as an administrator).– oKtosiTe
Mar 22 '13 at 9:51
Could you add a list of active processes to your question? You can get such a list by running
tasklist.exe in a command prompt (as an administrator).– oKtosiTe
Mar 22 '13 at 9:51
1
1
Check out your running processes/tasks, and also task viewer and see what can be disabled in MSCONFIG.In my opinion, the way to solve this is to kill 1 process/program at a time and wait to see if the problem stops or continues to know if the fault is resolved or not! It's a long winded approach, so I suggest if you do this, puttle the kettle on first!
– Dave
Mar 22 '13 at 11:09
Check out your running processes/tasks, and also task viewer and see what can be disabled in MSCONFIG.In my opinion, the way to solve this is to kill 1 process/program at a time and wait to see if the problem stops or continues to know if the fault is resolved or not! It's a long winded approach, so I suggest if you do this, puttle the kettle on first!
– Dave
Mar 22 '13 at 11:09
This is most likely not the answer, but I have heard of an office prank involving a program which adds random noises to the computer. If you work in an office with some techie pranksters, it's at least a marginal possibility.
– roryok
Apr 8 '13 at 8:58
This is most likely not the answer, but I have heard of an office prank involving a program which adds random noises to the computer. If you work in an office with some techie pranksters, it's at least a marginal possibility.
– roryok
Apr 8 '13 at 8:58
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See if it's the sound set to play under Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> "Change system sounds", the 7th from the end of the list - "Start Navigation". One of the first things I do on a new install of Windows is set that "Start Navigation" to "None" at the lower left corner.
If that's the sound, but you prefer to leave it on, it's going to likely be a long process figuring out which process (as noted by @DaveRook above) is "navigating".
answered Jun 8 '13 at 6:53
panhandelpanhandel
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Openvpntray was causing the issue on my computer I guess it is some sort of privacy/security software I have on here.
The kill processes till it stops method works... luckily it was probably only the 4th one I killed.
..I did a reboot and confirmed it by killing it first now to fix or remove it.
answered Dec 14 '16 at 0:26
Steven DSteven D
112
Yes for me openvpntray was definitely my culprit. Just rebooted and tried it first and it was it.
– Steven D
Dec 14 '16 at 0:34
add a comment |
One of my users had it. He was hearing the "C:WindowsMediaWindows Navigation Start.wav" 2 times per second every time he opened some Office application, for example PowerPoint. His Office 365 password was out of sync with his Active Directory password. When he logged in to Office 365 with his current password then he didn't hear the "clicks" anymore.
answered Dec 7 '18 at 15:31
YakulYakul
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I had found this similar issue and found that it was bittorrent.exe client. Killing it stopped the sound.
answered Aug 5 '16 at 19:01
MD. Mohiuddin AhmedMD. Mohiuddin Ahmed
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I read another users answer and tried what they suggested with a similar application and it worked. My issue was UTorrent. All I did was close the application and the sound stopped instantly. So, if you have something like bit torrent or Utorrent, close it and see if that stops it. If not, then it could be a background app or there even some viruses that cause this to happen.
answered Oct 30 '16 at 20:12
Tammy AllenTammy Allen
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This is really a duplicate of MD. Mohiuddin Ahmed's answer.
– fixer1234
Oct 30 '16 at 20:44
This duplicates another answer and adds no new content. Please don't post an answer unless you actually have something new to contribute.
– DavidPostill♦
Oct 31 '16 at 9:08
add a comment |
Using Process Monitor, I found that sdxhelper.exe was causing this on my computer in December 2018. This executable is a background process used for updating Microsoft Office and is cryptographically signed by Microsoft, so it appears to be legitimate.
In order to find this, I started process monitor, applied a filter to path containing ".wav" and let it run until the click happened again.
answered Dec 28 '18 at 20:29
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See if it's the sound set to play under Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> "Change system sounds", the 7th from the end of the list - "Start Navigation". One of the first things I do on a new install of Windows is set that "Start Navigation" to "None" at the lower left corner.
If that's the sound, but you prefer to leave it on, it's going to likely be a long process figuring out which process (as noted by @DaveRook above) is "navigating".
answered Jun 8 '13 at 6:53
panhandelpanhandel
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add a comment |
See if it's the sound set to play under Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> "Change system sounds", the 7th from the end of the list - "Start Navigation". One of the first things I do on a new install of Windows is set that "Start Navigation" to "None" at the lower left corner.
If that's the sound, but you prefer to leave it on, it's going to likely be a long process figuring out which process (as noted by @DaveRook above) is "navigating".
answered Jun 8 '13 at 6:53
panhandelpanhandel
2,2411117
add a comment |
See if it's the sound set to play under Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> "Change system sounds", the 7th from the end of the list - "Start Navigation". One of the first things I do on a new install of Windows is set that "Start Navigation" to "None" at the lower left corner.
If that's the sound, but you prefer to leave it on, it's going to likely be a long process figuring out which process (as noted by @DaveRook above) is "navigating".
answered Jun 8 '13 at 6:53
panhandelpanhandel
2,2411117
See if it's the sound set to play under Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> "Change system sounds", the 7th from the end of the list - "Start Navigation". One of the first things I do on a new install of Windows is set that "Start Navigation" to "None" at the lower left corner.
If that's the sound, but you prefer to leave it on, it's going to likely be a long process figuring out which process (as noted by @DaveRook above) is "navigating".
answered Jun 8 '13 at 6:53
panhandelpanhandel
2,2411117
answered Jun 8 '13 at 6:53
panhandelpanhandel
2,2411117
answered Jun 8 '13 at 6:53
panhandelpanhandel
2,2411117
answered Jun 8 '13 at 6:53
panhandelpanhandel
2,2411117
2,2411117
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add a comment |
Openvpntray was causing the issue on my computer I guess it is some sort of privacy/security software I have on here.
The kill processes till it stops method works... luckily it was probably only the 4th one I killed.
..I did a reboot and confirmed it by killing it first now to fix or remove it.
answered Dec 14 '16 at 0:26
Steven DSteven D
112
Yes for me openvpntray was definitely my culprit. Just rebooted and tried it first and it was it.
– Steven D
Dec 14 '16 at 0:34
add a comment |
Openvpntray was causing the issue on my computer I guess it is some sort of privacy/security software I have on here.
The kill processes till it stops method works... luckily it was probably only the 4th one I killed.
..I did a reboot and confirmed it by killing it first now to fix or remove it.
answered Dec 14 '16 at 0:26
Steven DSteven D
112
Yes for me openvpntray was definitely my culprit. Just rebooted and tried it first and it was it.
– Steven D
Dec 14 '16 at 0:34
add a comment |
Openvpntray was causing the issue on my computer I guess it is some sort of privacy/security software I have on here.
The kill processes till it stops method works... luckily it was probably only the 4th one I killed.
..I did a reboot and confirmed it by killing it first now to fix or remove it.
answered Dec 14 '16 at 0:26
Steven DSteven D
112
Openvpntray was causing the issue on my computer I guess it is some sort of privacy/security software I have on here.
The kill processes till it stops method works... luckily it was probably only the 4th one I killed.
..I did a reboot and confirmed it by killing it first now to fix or remove it.
answered Dec 14 '16 at 0:26
Steven DSteven D
112
edited Dec 14 '16 at 0:42
answered Dec 14 '16 at 0:26
Steven DSteven D
112
answered Dec 14 '16 at 0:26
Steven DSteven D
112
answered Dec 14 '16 at 0:26
Steven DSteven D
112
112
Yes for me openvpntray was definitely my culprit. Just rebooted and tried it first and it was it.
– Steven D
Dec 14 '16 at 0:34
add a comment |
Yes for me openvpntray was definitely my culprit. Just rebooted and tried it first and it was it.
– Steven D
Dec 14 '16 at 0:34
Yes for me openvpntray was definitely my culprit. Just rebooted and tried it first and it was it.
– Steven D
Dec 14 '16 at 0:34
Yes for me openvpntray was definitely my culprit. Just rebooted and tried it first and it was it.
– Steven D
Dec 14 '16 at 0:34
add a comment |
One of my users had it. He was hearing the "C:WindowsMediaWindows Navigation Start.wav" 2 times per second every time he opened some Office application, for example PowerPoint. His Office 365 password was out of sync with his Active Directory password. When he logged in to Office 365 with his current password then he didn't hear the "clicks" anymore.
answered Dec 7 '18 at 15:31
YakulYakul
111
add a comment |
One of my users had it. He was hearing the "C:WindowsMediaWindows Navigation Start.wav" 2 times per second every time he opened some Office application, for example PowerPoint. His Office 365 password was out of sync with his Active Directory password. When he logged in to Office 365 with his current password then he didn't hear the "clicks" anymore.
answered Dec 7 '18 at 15:31
YakulYakul
111
add a comment |
One of my users had it. He was hearing the "C:WindowsMediaWindows Navigation Start.wav" 2 times per second every time he opened some Office application, for example PowerPoint. His Office 365 password was out of sync with his Active Directory password. When he logged in to Office 365 with his current password then he didn't hear the "clicks" anymore.
answered Dec 7 '18 at 15:31
YakulYakul
111
One of my users had it. He was hearing the "C:WindowsMediaWindows Navigation Start.wav" 2 times per second every time he opened some Office application, for example PowerPoint. His Office 365 password was out of sync with his Active Directory password. When he logged in to Office 365 with his current password then he didn't hear the "clicks" anymore.
answered Dec 7 '18 at 15:31
YakulYakul
111
answered Dec 7 '18 at 15:31
YakulYakul
111
answered Dec 7 '18 at 15:31
YakulYakul
111
answered Dec 7 '18 at 15:31
YakulYakul
111
111
add a comment |
add a comment |
I had found this similar issue and found that it was bittorrent.exe client. Killing it stopped the sound.
answered Aug 5 '16 at 19:01
MD. Mohiuddin AhmedMD. Mohiuddin Ahmed
333317
add a comment |
I had found this similar issue and found that it was bittorrent.exe client. Killing it stopped the sound.
answered Aug 5 '16 at 19:01
MD. Mohiuddin AhmedMD. Mohiuddin Ahmed
333317
add a comment |
I had found this similar issue and found that it was bittorrent.exe client. Killing it stopped the sound.
answered Aug 5 '16 at 19:01
MD. Mohiuddin AhmedMD. Mohiuddin Ahmed
333317
I had found this similar issue and found that it was bittorrent.exe client. Killing it stopped the sound.
answered Aug 5 '16 at 19:01
MD. Mohiuddin AhmedMD. Mohiuddin Ahmed
333317
answered Aug 5 '16 at 19:01
MD. Mohiuddin AhmedMD. Mohiuddin Ahmed
333317
answered Aug 5 '16 at 19:01
MD. Mohiuddin AhmedMD. Mohiuddin Ahmed
333317
answered Aug 5 '16 at 19:01
MD. Mohiuddin AhmedMD. Mohiuddin Ahmed
333317
333317
add a comment |
add a comment |
I read another users answer and tried what they suggested with a similar application and it worked. My issue was UTorrent. All I did was close the application and the sound stopped instantly. So, if you have something like bit torrent or Utorrent, close it and see if that stops it. If not, then it could be a background app or there even some viruses that cause this to happen.
answered Oct 30 '16 at 20:12
Tammy AllenTammy Allen
1
This is really a duplicate of MD. Mohiuddin Ahmed's answer.
– fixer1234
Oct 30 '16 at 20:44
This duplicates another answer and adds no new content. Please don't post an answer unless you actually have something new to contribute.
– DavidPostill♦
Oct 31 '16 at 9:08
add a comment |
I read another users answer and tried what they suggested with a similar application and it worked. My issue was UTorrent. All I did was close the application and the sound stopped instantly. So, if you have something like bit torrent or Utorrent, close it and see if that stops it. If not, then it could be a background app or there even some viruses that cause this to happen.
answered Oct 30 '16 at 20:12
Tammy AllenTammy Allen
1
This is really a duplicate of MD. Mohiuddin Ahmed's answer.
– fixer1234
Oct 30 '16 at 20:44
This duplicates another answer and adds no new content. Please don't post an answer unless you actually have something new to contribute.
– DavidPostill♦
Oct 31 '16 at 9:08
add a comment |
I read another users answer and tried what they suggested with a similar application and it worked. My issue was UTorrent. All I did was close the application and the sound stopped instantly. So, if you have something like bit torrent or Utorrent, close it and see if that stops it. If not, then it could be a background app or there even some viruses that cause this to happen.
answered Oct 30 '16 at 20:12
Tammy AllenTammy Allen
1
I read another users answer and tried what they suggested with a similar application and it worked. My issue was UTorrent. All I did was close the application and the sound stopped instantly. So, if you have something like bit torrent or Utorrent, close it and see if that stops it. If not, then it could be a background app or there even some viruses that cause this to happen.
answered Oct 30 '16 at 20:12
Tammy AllenTammy Allen
1
answered Oct 30 '16 at 20:12
Tammy AllenTammy Allen
1
answered Oct 30 '16 at 20:12
Tammy AllenTammy Allen
1
answered Oct 30 '16 at 20:12
Tammy AllenTammy Allen
1
1
This is really a duplicate of MD. Mohiuddin Ahmed's answer.
– fixer1234
Oct 30 '16 at 20:44
This duplicates another answer and adds no new content. Please don't post an answer unless you actually have something new to contribute.
– DavidPostill♦
Oct 31 '16 at 9:08
add a comment |
This is really a duplicate of MD. Mohiuddin Ahmed's answer.
– fixer1234
Oct 30 '16 at 20:44
This duplicates another answer and adds no new content. Please don't post an answer unless you actually have something new to contribute.
– DavidPostill♦
Oct 31 '16 at 9:08
This is really a duplicate of MD. Mohiuddin Ahmed's answer.
– fixer1234
Oct 30 '16 at 20:44
This is really a duplicate of MD. Mohiuddin Ahmed's answer.
– fixer1234
Oct 30 '16 at 20:44
This duplicates another answer and adds no new content. Please don't post an answer unless you actually have something new to contribute.
– DavidPostill♦
Oct 31 '16 at 9:08
This duplicates another answer and adds no new content. Please don't post an answer unless you actually have something new to contribute.
– DavidPostill♦
Oct 31 '16 at 9:08
add a comment |
Using Process Monitor, I found that sdxhelper.exe was causing this on my computer in December 2018. This executable is a background process used for updating Microsoft Office and is cryptographically signed by Microsoft, so it appears to be legitimate.
In order to find this, I started process monitor, applied a filter to path containing ".wav" and let it run until the click happened again.
answered Dec 28 '18 at 20:29
reirabreirab
1,338717
add a comment |
Using Process Monitor, I found that sdxhelper.exe was causing this on my computer in December 2018. This executable is a background process used for updating Microsoft Office and is cryptographically signed by Microsoft, so it appears to be legitimate.
In order to find this, I started process monitor, applied a filter to path containing ".wav" and let it run until the click happened again.
answered Dec 28 '18 at 20:29
reirabreirab
1,338717
add a comment |
Using Process Monitor, I found that sdxhelper.exe was causing this on my computer in December 2018. This executable is a background process used for updating Microsoft Office and is cryptographically signed by Microsoft, so it appears to be legitimate.
In order to find this, I started process monitor, applied a filter to path containing ".wav" and let it run until the click happened again.
answered Dec 28 '18 at 20:29
reirabreirab
1,338717
Using Process Monitor, I found that sdxhelper.exe was causing this on my computer in December 2018. This executable is a background process used for updating Microsoft Office and is cryptographically signed by Microsoft, so it appears to be legitimate.
In order to find this, I started process monitor, applied a filter to path containing ".wav" and let it run until the click happened again.
answered Dec 28 '18 at 20:29
reirabreirab
1,338717
answered Dec 28 '18 at 20:29
reirabreirab
1,338717
answered Dec 28 '18 at 20:29
reirabreirab
1,338717
answered Dec 28 '18 at 20:29
reirabreirab
1,338717
1,338717
add a comment |
add a comment |
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Does this occur at regular intervals or completely randomly? How often does it happen?
– oKtosiTe
Mar 22 '13 at 9:47
@oKtosiTe occurs completely randomly
– onefourone14
Mar 22 '13 at 9:49
1
Could you add a list of active processes to your question? You can get such a list by running
tasklist.exein a command prompt (as an administrator).– oKtosiTe
Mar 22 '13 at 9:51
1
Check out your running processes/tasks, and also task viewer and see what can be disabled in MSCONFIG.In my opinion, the way to solve this is to kill 1 process/program at a time and wait to see if the problem stops or continues to know if the fault is resolved or not! It's a long winded approach, so I suggest if you do this, puttle the kettle on first!
– Dave
Mar 22 '13 at 11:09
This is most likely not the answer, but I have heard of an office prank involving a program which adds random noises to the computer. If you work in an office with some techie pranksters, it's at least a marginal possibility.
– roryok
Apr 8 '13 at 8:58