diff --git a/internal/glfwwin/win32window_windows.go b/internal/glfwwin/win32window_windows.go
index 3d00d5711..6db06f177 100644
--- a/internal/glfwwin/win32window_windows.go
+++ b/internal/glfwwin/win32window_windows.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package glfwwin
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"reflect"
@@ -307,6 +308,9 @@ func (w *Window) cursorInContentArea() (bool, error) {
 
 	pos, err := _GetCursorPos()
 	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, windows.ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED) {
+			return false, nil
+		}
 		return false, err
 	}
 	if _WindowFromPoint(pos) != w.win32.handle {
@@ -2108,6 +2112,9 @@ func platformPostEmptyEvent() error {
 func (w *Window) platformGetCursorPos() (xpos, ypos float64, err error) {
 	pos, err := _GetCursorPos()
 	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, windows.ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED) {
+			return 0, 0, nil
+		}
 		return 0, 0, err
 	}
 	if !microsoftgdk.IsXbox() {
diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/api_windows.go b/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/api_windows.go
index e20d98390..23897e695 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/api_windows.go
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/api_windows.go
@@ -2594,6 +2594,10 @@ func (i *_IDXGISwapChain4) GetCurrentBackBufferIndex() uint32 {
 func (i *_IDXGISwapChain4) Present(syncInterval uint32, flags uint32) error {
 	r, _, _ := syscall.Syscall(i.vtbl.Present, 3, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(i)), uintptr(syncInterval), uintptr(flags))
 	if uint32(r) != uint32(windows.S_OK) {
+		// During a screen lock, Present fails (#2179).
+		if uint32(r) == uint32(windows.DXGI_STATUS_OCCLUDED) {
+			return nil
+		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("directx: IDXGISwapChain4::Present failed: HRESULT(%d)", uint32(r))
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/ui/ui_glfw_windows.go b/internal/ui/ui_glfw_windows.go
index f0b31b350..a3d0515a4 100644
--- a/internal/ui/ui_glfw_windows.go
+++ b/internal/ui/ui_glfw_windows.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package ui
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"runtime"
 	"unsafe"
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ func initialMonitorByOS() (*glfw.Monitor, error) {
 	}
 
 	px, py, err := _GetCursorPos()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, windows.ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	x, y := int(px), int(py)