diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/Services/Input/InputService.cs b/src/Artemis.Core/Services/Input/InputService.cs
index 7a03343a3..dff8d7d91 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/Services/Input/InputService.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/Services/Input/InputService.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
             inputProvider.MouseScrollDataReceived += InputProviderOnMouseScrollDataReceived;
             inputProvider.MouseMoveDataReceived += InputProviderOnMouseMoveDataReceived;
             _inputProviders.Add(inputProvider);
-            
+
             inputProvider.OnKeyboardToggleStatusRequested();
         }
 
@@ -296,6 +296,17 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
             return modifiers;
         }
 
+        public void ReleaseAll()
+        {
+            foreach (var (device, keys) in _pressedKeys.ToList())
+            {
+                foreach (KeyboardKey keyboardKey in keys)
+                {
+                    InputProviderOnKeyboardDataReceived(this, new InputProviderKeyboardEventArgs(device, keyboardKey, false));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Mouse
diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/Services/Input/Interfaces/IInputService.cs b/src/Artemis.Core/Services/Input/Interfaces/IInputService.cs
index 46c042e1f..3c2936354 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/Services/Input/Interfaces/IInputService.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/Services/Input/Interfaces/IInputService.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
         /// </summary>
         void StopIdentify();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Flush all currently pressed buttons/keys
+        /// </summary>
+        void ReleaseAll();
+
         #region Events
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/Utilities/CurrentProcessUtilities.cs b/src/Artemis.Core/Utilities/Utilities.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Artemis.Core/Utilities/CurrentProcessUtilities.cs
rename to src/Artemis.Core/Utilities/Utilities.cs
diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI/InputProviders/NativeWindowInputProvider.cs b/src/Artemis.UI/InputProviders/NativeWindowInputProvider.cs
index 38da46058..c2dfd8c6c 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.UI/InputProviders/NativeWindowInputProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI/InputProviders/NativeWindowInputProvider.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Timers;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using System.Windows.Input;
+using System.Windows.Interop;
 using Artemis.Core;
 using Artemis.Core.Services;
+using Artemis.UI.Utilities;
 using Linearstar.Windows.RawInput;
 using Linearstar.Windows.RawInput.Native;
 using Serilog;
@@ -14,11 +19,12 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.InputProviders
     public class NativeWindowInputProvider : InputProvider
     {
         private const int WM_INPUT = 0x00FF;
+        
         private readonly IInputService _inputService;
-
         private readonly ILogger _logger;
         private DateTime _lastMouseUpdate;
         private SpongeWindow _sponge;
+        private System.Timers.Timer _taskManagerTimer;
 
         public NativeWindowInputProvider(ILogger logger, IInputService inputService)
         {
@@ -28,10 +34,15 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.InputProviders
             _sponge = new SpongeWindow();
             _sponge.WndProcCalled += SpongeOnWndProcCalled;
 
+            _taskManagerTimer = new System.Timers.Timer(500);
+            _taskManagerTimer.Elapsed += TaskManagerTimerOnElapsed;
+            _taskManagerTimer.Start();
+
             RawInputDevice.RegisterDevice(HidUsageAndPage.Keyboard, RawInputDeviceFlags.InputSink, _sponge.Handle);
             RawInputDevice.RegisterDevice(HidUsageAndPage.Mouse, RawInputDeviceFlags.InputSink, _sponge.Handle);
         }
 
+
         #region Overrides of InputProvider
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -51,6 +62,8 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.InputProviders
             {
                 _sponge?.DestroyHandle();
                 _sponge = null;
+                _taskManagerTimer?.Dispose();
+                _taskManagerTimer = null;
             }
 
             base.Dispose(disposing);
@@ -75,6 +88,15 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.InputProviders
             }
         }
 
+        private void TaskManagerTimerOnElapsed(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            // If task manager has focus then we can't track keys properly, release everything to avoid them getting stuck
+            // Same goes for Idle which is what you get when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del
+            Process active = Process.GetProcessById(WindowUtilities.GetActiveProcessId());
+            if (active?.ProcessName == "Taskmgr" || active?.ProcessName == "Idle")
+                _inputService.ReleaseAll();
+        }
+
         #region Keyboard
 
         private void HandleKeyboardData(RawInputData data, RawInputKeyboardData keyboardData)
diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI/Utilities/WindowUtilities.cs b/src/Artemis.UI/Utilities/WindowUtilities.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99409febd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI/Utilities/WindowUtilities.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Artemis.UI.Utilities
+{
+    public static class WindowUtilities
+    {
+        public static int GetActiveProcessId()
+        {
+            // Get foreground window handle
+            IntPtr hWnd = GetForegroundWindow();
+
+            GetWindowThreadProcessId(hWnd, out uint processId);
+            return (int) processId;
+        }
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        private static extern IntPtr GetForegroundWindow();
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        private static extern uint GetWindowThreadProcessId(IntPtr hWnd, out uint lpdwProcessId);
+    }
+}
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