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I use my laptop to listen to online radio. During this, I don't need / want an active screen, so I lock the screen with Win + L.

The screen goes blank, but later gets reactivated regularly. As I listen to the radio, the screen keeps lighting up, then, like in a minute, going blank again.

I guess this might be from inputs received from a sensitive wireless mouse...

Could I configure Windows 10 to activate a locked screen only on inputs from the keyboard, but not from the mouse? How can I achieve this?

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  • Turn the mouse OFF while using the computer this way. That works great
    – John
    Dec 3, 2022 at 19:14
  • @John, that admittedly would work, but the physical switch on my mouse is cumbersome and thus effortful to operate even once, let alone twice each time I use the screen lock. It would be a massive degradation in UX compared to the natural ease of keyboard shortcuts. (Oops, have we found an idea? Can I set up a keyboard shortcut to disable/enable the mouse? (Probably not.))
    – Levente
    Dec 3, 2022 at 19:27
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    Windows does not really separate mouse and keyboard as both are needed, so I am not aware of any way to achieve what you want
    – John
    Dec 3, 2022 at 19:29
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    Windows 11 is the same if you upgrade and is somewhat immune to 3rd party products.
    – John
    Dec 3, 2022 at 20:16

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Windows does not have an option to disable the mouse while the screen is locked. You need third-party products to do that.

The following are a couple of free products that might help :

  • WinLockr is free and open-source. The last version is from 2018 and the developer seems to have abandoned the product, but it still works.
    See its description in the article Improve Windows' lock screen with WinLockr.

  • Lock My PC is another free product. There is a paid version that seems not to be needed in your case.

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  • I accept and upvote this answer for the valued information: "Windows does not have an option to disable the mouse while the screen is locked." However, I feel it important to clarify that I have not installed, and do not endorse any of the mentioned third party software.
    – Levente
    Dec 4, 2022 at 17:30

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