Keyboard junkies know that you can quickly lock your computer by pressing the Windows Key and the letter L at the same time. But how about the mouse prone? Here’s a one click solution to lock your workstation quickly.
- Right-click on your desktop, select New, Shortcut.
- In Type the location of the item, enter:
rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation - Click Next, name the shortcut “Quick Lock”, and Finish.
If you don’t like the look of the the default icon, you can easily change it:
Right-click, select Properties, click Change Icon, enter shell32.dll, and select any icon you wish.
Drag this shortcut and pin it to the taskbar, after which you can delete the desktop shortcut.