Creating a desktop shortcut for locking your comp!
If you use your computer in an area where others may have access to
it, and there are things on your system you would rather have kept
confidential, locking your desktop
when you leave the computer is an essential task.
Here’s a recipe for a desktop shortcut that will lock your computer in
two easy clicks:
Right click on an empty area of the desktop and choose ‘new’ then
’shortcut.’ The create shortcut wizard will open; in the first text
box, type ‘%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation’
and then give your shortcut an appropriate name on the next page, and
hit ‘finish.’
You will notice that the shortcut you created has a blank icon. To
select a more appropriate one, right click on the shortcut and hit
‘properties.’ In the ’shortcut’ tab, click the ‘change icon’ button.
In the ‘look for icons in this file’ box, type
‘%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll’ then click ‘ok’ to see a range of
icons for your new shortcut. Choose an appropriate icon. Your desktop
locking shortcut is now ready for use. Test it out.