Manual screen lock

To manually lock your computer's screen, complete the following steps. For computers running Windows 7. To Lock: There are three different ways to manually lock your screen on a Windows 7 computer: Method 1: On your keyboard, hold down the Windows Logo Icon key and the L key on the keyboard at the same time. Method 2: Using the Start Menu on the computer screen: Open the Start Menu by clicking on the Windows Logo icon, usually located in the lower left of the screen.

Then click on the arrow next to the List of shutdown options. Then choose Lock in the popup list. Then, select Lock this computer from the options that appear on the screen.

For computers running Windows To Lock: There are three different ways to manually lock your screen on a Windows 10 computer: Method 1 On your keyboard, hold down the Windows Logo Icon key and the L key on the keyboard at the same time. Next, click the Most Used icon on the upper left. Then, click the User Icon and choose Lock in the dropdown list. Then, select Lock from the options that appear on the screen.

To Lock: There are two ways to manually lock your screen for these Mac computers: Method 1 Using the Menu Bar on the upper right of the display screen.

Click on the open lock. Method 2 Using the Keyboard. To Unlock: Press any button to wake the display up and you will be asked to authenticate with your username and password. Step 1. Step 2. Next you can click Lock screen from the left panel, browse and click Screen saver settings in the right window to open Windows Screen Saver Settings dialog. Step 3. Check On resume, display logon screen option, and set a preferred time for how long your Windows 10 PC wait before it starts the screen saver.

Click OK to execute the settings. You can pair your smartphone with your Windows 10 computer with Bluetooth, and set your Windows 10 computer automatically lock when you bring your phone out of Bluetooth range. To use this feature to lock Windows 10 screen, your Windows 10 computer much equip with Bluetooth.

You should pair your phone with computer first. Put your phone near your computer. Type Bluetooth in the search box and choose Bluetooth and other device settings to open it. Turn on Bluetooth option. Step 4. Select Bluetooth in the Add a device window. Choose your phone when it appears in the list. Then accept the pair notifications on both the Windows 10 PC and phone. Step 5. Go back to Windows Settings home page, and click Accounts.

Step 6. Choose Sign-in options in the left panel, and scroll down to find Dynamic Lock. Double-click Administrative Templates to expand it. Then double-click Control Panel.