diff --git a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsScreen.cpp b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsScreen.cpp
index 2d7ac131..d8a4de07 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsScreen.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsScreen.cpp
@@ -329,6 +329,13 @@ MSWindowsScreen::enter()
 bool
 MSWindowsScreen::leave()
 {
+    POINT pos;
+    if (!getThisCursorPos(&pos))
+    {
+        LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "Unable to leave screen as Windows security has disabled critical functions required to let synergy work"));
+        //unable to get position this means synergy will break if the cursor leaves the screen
+        return false;
+    }
     // get keyboard layout of foreground window.  we'll use this
     // keyboard layout for translating keys sent to clients.
     HWND window  = GetForegroundWindow();
@@ -539,6 +546,60 @@ MSWindowsScreen::getCursorPos(SInt32& x, SInt32& y) const
     m_desks->getCursorPos(x, y);
 }
 
+/*
+ * getThisCursorPos and setThisCursorPos will attempt to negotiate with the system
+ * to try get the and set the mouse position, however on the logon screen due to 
+ * hooks this process has it may unable to work around the problem. Although these 
+ * functions did not fix the issue at hand (#5294) its worth keeping them here anyway.
+ */
+bool MSWindowsScreen::getThisCursorPos(LPPOINT pos) 
+{
+    auto result = GetCursorPos(pos);
+    auto error = GetLastError();
+    LOG((CLOG_DEBUG3 "%s Attempt: 1 , status %d, code: %d Pos {%d, %d}", __func__, result, error, pos->x, pos->y));
+    if (!result)
+    {
+        result = GetCursorPos(pos);
+        error = GetLastError();
+        LOG((CLOG_INFO "%s Attempt: 2, status %d, code: %d Pos {%d, %d}", __func__, result, error, pos->x, pos->y));
+        updateDesktopThread();
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+bool MSWindowsScreen::setThisCursorPos(int x, int y)
+{
+    auto result = SetCursorPos(x, y);
+    auto error = GetLastError();
+    LOG((CLOG_DEBUG3 "%s Attempt: 1, status %d, code: %d", __func__,  result, error));
+    if (!result)
+    {
+        result = SetCursorPos(x, y);
+        error = GetLastError();
+        LOG((CLOG_INFO "%s Attempt: 2, status %d, code: %d", __func__, result, error));
+        updateDesktopThread();
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+void MSWindowsScreen::updateDesktopThread()
+{
+
+    LOG((CLOG_DEBUG3 "Failed to set cursor Attempting to switch desktop"));
+    SetLastError(0);
+    HDESK cur_hdesk = OpenInputDesktop(0, true, GENERIC_ALL);
+
+    auto error = GetLastError();
+    LOG((CLOG_DEBUG3 "\tGetting desktop Handle: %p Status code: %d", cur_hdesk, error));
+    
+    error = GetLastError();
+    LOG((CLOG_DEBUG3 "\tSetting desktop return: %d Status code: %d", SetThreadDesktop(cur_hdesk), GetLastError()));
+
+    CloseDesktop(cur_hdesk);
+
+}
+
 void
 MSWindowsScreen::reconfigure(UInt32 activeSides)
 {
@@ -1524,12 +1585,12 @@ MSWindowsScreen::warpCursorNoFlush(SInt32 x, SInt32 y)
 
     // warp mouse.  hopefully this inserts a mouse motion event
     // between the previous message and the following message.
-    SetCursorPos(x, y);
+    setThisCursorPos(x, y);
 
     // check to see if the mouse pos was set correctly
     POINT cursorPos;
-    GetCursorPos(&cursorPos);
-
+    getThisCursorPos(&cursorPos);
+   
     // there is a bug or round error in SetCursorPos and GetCursorPos on 
     // a high DPI setting. The check here is for Vista/7 login screen. 
     // since this feature is mainly for client, so only check on client.
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsScreen.h b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsScreen.h
index 4b1f2c18..ea978553 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsScreen.h
+++ b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsScreen.h
@@ -75,6 +75,25 @@ public:
                             SInt32& width, SInt32& height) const;
     virtual void        getCursorPos(SInt32& x, SInt32& y) const;
 
+    /**
+     * \brief Get the position of the cursor on the current machine
+     * \param pos the object that the function will use to store the position of the cursor
+     * \return true if the function was successful
+     */
+    virtual bool        getThisCursorPos(LPPOINT pos);
+    /**
+     * \brief Sets the cursor position on the current machine
+     * \param x The x coordinate of the cursor
+     * \param y The Y coordinate of the cursor
+     * \return True is successful
+     */
+    virtual bool        setThisCursorPos(int x, int y);
+
+    /**
+     * \brief This function will attempt to switch to the current desktop the mouse is located on
+     */
+    virtual void        updateDesktopThread();
+
     // IPrimaryScreen overrides
     virtual void        reconfigure(UInt32 activeSides);
     virtual void        warpCursor(SInt32 x, SInt32 y);