I've found that resting something heavy on one of the modifier keys, e.g. Ctrl, does the trick nicely.

non store version: https://github.com/sw3103/movemouse

Then I wrote a script to move the mouse randomly across the screen.

I'd post the script but I did a clean install. It wasn't very in-depth, though.

  1. Write an endless loop

    2. Generate 2 random numbers 

    3. call cliclick to move the mouse to those coordinates

  Echo "Keep-alive with Scroll Lock..."

  $WShell = New-Object -com "Wscript.Shell"

  while ($true)
  {
    $WShell.sendkeys("{SCROLLLOCK}")
    Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 300
    $WShell.sendkeys("{SCROLLLOCK}")
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 240
  }

while true; do xdotool key Pause; sleep 240; done

Note that you use xdotool which is external so you are cheating. On Winodws you can do better with AHK which is compared to xdotool like spaceship to bucycle.

Note that comparing AHK to xdotool is like comparing a Titanic-sized roll of Flex Tape to duct tape. I don’t use boats that have taken a lot of damage, so I don't need Titanic-sized Flex Tape.

  root:~ # xclip -o
      while(1) { (New-Object -c "Wscript.Shell").SendKeys("{SCROLLLOCK}"); sleep -m 240 }root:~ # xclip -o | wc
        0       9      87
  root:~ # xclip -o | wc -c
  87

You need xWindows to count chars ? Noice :)

I noticed.

> You need xWindows to count chars ? Noice :)

Tell me, oh Windows master, your superior spaceship ways of counting characters.

It's pretty ridiculous there's no setting in Teams to disable that, and I really hope no one is monitoring those status icons so closely.

  Echo "Keep-alive with Scroll Lock..."

  $WShell = New-Object -com "Wscript.Shell"

  while ($true)
  {
    $WShell.sendkeys("{SCROLLLOCK}")
    Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 300
    $WShell.sendkeys("{SCROLLLOCK}")
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 240
  }

    #Persistent
    SetTimer, CapsLock, 60000
    return

    CapsLock: Send {CapsLock}

At my company, anyone plugging in a USB device sends an alert to IT Security and you get an immediate visit or phone call.

I've never been worried as my long breaks are necessary for Programming. I always get the job done. My biggest concerns are economic as I'm high pay and they are often let go.

I recently lost the battle of defeating a bot detector.

I created my program because I had a ruthless boss at the time, but I don't think any spying was ever going on. I use it now out of convenience when I take extended breaks and peace of mind from potential jealous co-workers complaining I'm not online when I should be or something stupid along those lines.

What applications and what measures did you try? Feel free to share just links.