Touchpad on Pavilion X360 very sensitive, selects text when trying to move cursor

[Isaksp00]

This is a brand new laptop. I adjusted the pad sensitivity in the Windows settings for the touchpad to the lowest setting. I don't really know what aspect of "sensitivity" that controls. Symptom is that I use pad to navigate, and very often it does things like starts to select text on a web page, when I have just been sliding my finger around to say left click on a button. I don't push down on the pad while positioning the cursor. The pad settings appear to be the generic Windows 10 settings. Perhaps there is a specific HP or Synaptics place to control this that I don't know about? Could it be bad touchpad hardware?

[Isaksp00 · Accepted solution]

I think I solved this. I did not know what the default touchpad setting "tap with a single finger to click" meant. Turned it off, and now I can move the cursor without accidentally going to select text mode.