Create A Shortcut To Lock Your Computer In Windows XP/7/Vista

Leaving your computer in hurry but you doesn’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 screensaver.

 In XP
Step 1: On the Desktop, Right Click and hover over New and Click Shortcut.

Step 2: Give the execution code in the ‘Type of the location of the item‘

Step 3: Give a name for the shortcut in the next screen and click ok.
Step 4: A shortcut will be created in the desktop which on double clicking will execute the command which you have given earlier.
Now, How to Create a Custom Desktop Shortcut to Lock the PC?
After Step 1, give the following line as the target for shortcut
%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

Give a name of your preference for the Lock PC shortcut.
Click OK and you are done!
The properties of the custom desktop shortcut to lock PC should like this.

 In 7/Vista
Step 1: On the Desktop, Right Click and hover over New and Click Shortcut. Here type,

rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

just like it’s shown in the screenshot below.

In the next step name this shortcut, for e.g, Lock Computer.

Click Finish and you are done. Now next time you want to lock your computer, simply click this shortcut. That’s all. Enjoy!

Note: If you have a Windows keyboard you can press Windows Key + L to lock instantly.

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