Windows I can no longer click if I have to type in a text field, or if I tab out of the game!

I play on Windows 11 PC. I use a keyboard & mouse, and I have the game through Steam.

I've been playing Stardew on and off for about a year now, and suddenly I have run into the issue where the game will randomly stop allowing me to use my mouse to click/interact with stuff. I am noticing that it is most commonly happening if I have to tab out, which as I streamer I have to do frequently, or if I have to use a text field, like to name something.

I have tried changing my game settings, I have gamepad mode forced off, I have disabled controller support through steam, I have tried changing my game resolution, I have even tried changing the display style between fullscreen to windowed borderless. I even updated my GPU drivers that just had an update come out yesterday. I verified integrity of games file and even uninstalled and reinstalled the game, and nothing seems to be a long term fix for this issue. It makes the game virtually unplayable, and makes me sad because I love Stardew and really want to play.

I am on the latest version, update 1.6, so I'm thinking it has to be something that got broken or corrupted in the latest patch, but then you'd think it would affect all players and not only some, so I don't know.

Please, please, please find a fix for this ASAP. I would love to be able to play and stream it again.

I'm not uploading my save because this can even happen in the main menu, so I don't think a save file would really be helpful here sadly.
 
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