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You can use BlockInput to block keyboard and mouse. Pass true to block and false to unblock keyboard and mouse. Step-By-Step Example - Create a standard exe project - Place the following code in form1 Click here to copy the following block Private Declare Function BlockInput Lib "user32" (ByVal fBlock As Long) As Long Private Declare Sub Sleep Lib "kernel32" (ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long) Private Sub Form_Activate()   DoEvents   'block the mouse and keyboard input   BlockInput True      'wait 10 seconds before unblocking it   Sleep 10000      'unblock the mouse and keyboard input   BlockInput False End Sub

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