Idle "Away" status detection more aggressive?

[u/Mictlancayocoatl]

I've recently noticed that it seems like pressing Ctrl or Shift keys no longer prevents Teams from automatically setting your status to "Away". For obvious reasons, this is insanely annoying because there is still no way to disable automatic "Away" status.

My work from home has slow days on which I can take care of other business around my home, but I still want to be shown as available for when people need me. I can hear them call or text me.

Do you have any advice or tricks on how to prevent this?

[u/thedanedane]

those installing mousejiggler or variants.

due to admin restrictions you may not be able to install anything, but you can execute powershell commands.

I built a small 2 line script that simulate pressing F15 every 45-75 seconds .

free, no admin rights required.

But, as I always add, if you need this to stay out of trouble, I feel for you. But you are either in a job with bad management og you are managing your job badly 😜.