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Category: Peripherals
Type: Question
Author: Maryjoy
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Hey! What happened to my mouse. I just got this error message. I don't do nothing but the error came up and keep on popping on my laptop. I don't what to do. Can anyone please help me with the solution. See error details!

Could not grab your mouse.

A malicious client may be eavesdropping on your session or you may have just clicked a menu or some application just decided to get focus.

Try again.

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Thanks for anyone who helps!

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# (Solution Accepted)

This error occurs when you click on Package Manager, the menu continues open. As a result this error will appear, in order to disallow keyloggers to trap your password by the security function

One method of solving this issue is just after clicking Package Manager, click on your deskop. Then this closes the menu.

Other option is to make sure that all the items are in the menu. There shouldn’t be a tab bar on the left and the blank dot at the top. Then just click on any items on the menu. Then it closes the menu.

# (Solution Accepted)

When you click on the Menu, there is a side bar on the left side. This hides Item Headers that have been double-clicked (Places, System, etc.). If there is a small icon in the upper left corner of the Menu, click it to "Restore" the hidden menu items. This will get rid of the error.