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How To Lock Your Windows 10 PC Shortcut: Step-By-Step

How to lock your Windows 10 PC.

It is a best idea to lock your computer when you are moving away from it. Even so for a short period. There are several ways to do this and one of the simplest ways is to press Windows + L keys on your device.

Even so, you can also create a shortcut, clicking on which the computer will automatically get locked. In this step-by-step guide, we will appear you how to create a shortcut to lock your Windows 10 computer.

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Create a shortcut to lock Windows 10 PC

Step 1: On the desktop of your computer on screen, right-click anywhere on the blank screen, and from the context menu, select the “New” option.

PC Shortcut
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Step 2: Hovering the mouse cursor on the “New” choice will disclose a secondary drop-down menu and from there, click on the “Shortcut” option.

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Step 3: Now, here’s a new window will show. In the “type the location of the item” textbox, and enter the following text:

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Step 4: Now in the next step, enter the name of the any shortcut. You can be name it anything for your choice. We are going forwards with the “Lock PC” name.

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That’s it. You will now show the “Lock PC” shortcut icon on your computer’s device. When you double-click that icon, your computer will be get locked and you will require to enter your password to unlock it.

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vivek kadam
My name is Vivek Avinash Kadam and I am a Editor-in-chief for indtech. I works on different types of articles like mobiles, news, gaming, laptops, cameras, tabletes, internet, computer, and the overall tech industry. I can be reached on Instagram at @mevivekkadam