Mouse functions cause Windows 10 to lock

[siva1612]

I have been using AutoIt scripts in all of the PCs in my office. Some of the PCs are running on Windows 7 and some are in Windows 10. I have this new bug that whenever mouse functions like MouseClick, MouseClickDrag, MouseMove are called, the PC executes the action and then it causes the PC to be locked and the screen blacks out.

This is noticed only in some of the Windows 10 PCs and is NOT noticed in the PCs running Windows 7.  Any idea why?

MouseClick("primary")

MouseMove(10, 100)

MouseClickDrag("primary", 0, 200, 600, 700)

The screen locks even if i execute just one of any of the above three statements

AutoIt version : v3.3.14.2 (tried in v3.3.14.5 as well)

 

Edited June 28, 2019 by siva1612

[caramen]

How we are suppose to know what's going wrong ? Look my avatar.

Edited January 21, 2019 by caramen

[siva1612]

On 1/21/2019 at 5:05 PM, caramen said:

How we are suppose to know what's going wrong ? Look my avatar.

I had NOT added any code because the problems arise even with just one line of code using any of the mouse function. Anyway added them now to the original post.

[Earthshine]

Post code that can actually be tested. If this were real bug everybody would be complaining about it which it’s not

[careca]

Really weird thing, i've never seen that before.

Is it really only with mouse functions? not with any other?

Could you try running in admin mode? #requireadmin?

[Danp2]

Do you experience the same issue if you run the code from Scite?

Also, you haven't told us the version of Autoit that you're using.

[siva1612]

Admins. Any idea why this is happening?

AutoIt version : v3.3.14.2. It happens even if I run from Scite. The weird thing is I tested this mouse function on 3 PCs all of which have the same configuration in the first post. The locking effect is noticed in two PC and there is NO problem in the 3rd PC. I tried matching things like input keyboard language, region settings, but to no avail.

 

I tried with the latest version v3.3.14.5 as well. but still same error persists

Edited June 28, 2019 by siva1612

[BrewManNH]

Anti-virus kicking in and shutting it down?

[siva1612]

19 minutes ago, BrewManNH said:

Anti-virus kicking in and shutting it down?

I don't think so. The thing is the script continues to run after I have logged into the PC once again, i.e, the process is NOT terminated. If it were the work of the anti-virus, I expect the process will have been terminated.

Is there anyway I can help you recreate the environment, so that anyone can help?

[Jos]

3 minutes ago, siva1612 said:

The thing is the script continues to run after I have logged into the PC once again, i.e, the process is NOT terminated.

Login or do you mean the account stays logged-in but you locked the screen with WINDOWS+L?

Jos

[siva1612]

1 minute ago, Jos said:

Login or do you mean the account stays logged-in but you locked the screen with WINDOWS+L?

Jos

"Login" is not the correct word. The script continues to run after I've "unlocked" the computer, because the script causes the windows to lock as if I have pressed the Win+L command.

[Jos]

Ok, clear, and you state that just one line of your initial post would cause this, so also just this line is a file:

MouseMove(10, 100)

..and then run with SciTE (F5) ?

Jos

[siva1612]

Yes, I create a file with just one line of code. And press F5 in Scite. The mouse moves and then the screen locks and also blacks out (i.e., it does NOT show the lock screen, but the display blacks out as it happens after a certain time when the screen is locked, in order to conserve power)

The same happens if I convert it to exe and run the exe.

[Jos]

Ah, ok, so it doesn't have the same effect as WIN+L but it simply blacks out the screen and becomes totally unresponsive?
The WIN+L effect only kicks in after the timeout...right?

Edited June 28, 2019 by Jos

[Earthshine]

this statement can't even be run in scite

MouseClickDrag("primary", 0, 200, 600, 700)
 

: error: Statement cannot be just an expression. (illegal character)
MouseClickDrag("primary", 0, 200, 600, 700)

i can't test with anything you've given. You probably have windows issues

[FrancescoDiMuro]

20 hours ago, Earthshine said:

(illegal character)

Maybe the copy-paste issue that has the Forum adding strange characters?

[siva1612]

On 6/28/2019 at 6:12 PM, Jos said:

Ah, ok, so it doesn't have the same effect as WIN+L but it simply blacks out the screen and becomes totally unresponsive?
The WIN+L effect only kicks in after the timeout...right?

No. The screen blacks out. if i move the mouse or press any key then the unlock screen of Windows appears asking me to enter the password.

In other words the effect is the same as pressing Win+L and leaving the screen idle for sometime so that the display blacks out. However, here the screen blacks out without waiting for the idle time i.e. instantaneously.