Leaving
your computer in a hurry but you don’t want to log off? You can
double-click a shortcut on your desktop to quickly lock the keyboard and
display without using CTRL+ALT+DEL or a screen saver.
Here the steps to create a shortcut on your desktop to lock your computer:
You can also change the shortcut’s icon (my personal favorite is the padlock icon in shell32.dll).
To change the icon:
Here the steps to create a shortcut on your desktop to lock your computer:
- Right-click the desktop. Point to New, and then click Shortcut.
- The Create Shortcut Wizard opens. In the text box, type the following: rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
- Click Next. Enter a name for the shortcut. You can call it “Lock Workstation” or choose any name you like.
- Click Finish.
You can also change the shortcut’s icon (my personal favorite is the padlock icon in shell32.dll).
To change the icon:
- Right click the shortcut and then select Properties.
- Click the Shortcut tab, and then click the Change Icon button.
- In the Look for icons in this file text box, type: Shell32.dll.
- Click OK.
- Select one of the icons from the list and then click OK
Did you know that you can generate cash by locking selected areas of your blog or site?
ReplyDeleteTo start you need to open an account on AdWorkMedia and run their Content Locking widget.