email links add --password-store=basic and do not open

When I click links from my email on my desktop in both Windows 11 & Linux Mint the browser adds “–password-store=basic” and do not open?
I have tried different email clients and this occurs almost every time. On other browsers this does not happen.
It also does not happen on my phone or tablet?
This is driving me crazy almost to the point of giving up on Brave. Please help!