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Re: Lock This Computer
You can lock the computer screen by pressing "Winkey -L", or clicking on the
Lock button on the Start menu.
While it is locked, you should see the logon screen, and the box to enter
the password.
If you don't see it, then try Ctrl-Alt-Del
"JackieD" <JackieD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "Robert Moir" wrote:
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>> "Mike" <mike@rocket.org> wrote in message
>> news:eOgtmghXHHA.3952@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> > On the lower right side of the start menu is an icon of a lock. It says
>> > "lock this computer".
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>> > What is the purpose of this feature ?
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>> > Is it meant to keep people from walking up to an
>> > unattended computer and gaining access to it ?
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>> As Paul says, This is the one.
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>> > Either way it seems like a redundant feature
>> > wouldn't just logging off do the same thing ?
>> > Or I might be missing something altogether.
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>> You honestly can't think of a scenario where you might want to leave a
>> program running unattended (for example a lengthy download) without
>> people
>> being able to fool with what you've got the computer doing?
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>> To be fair, though, this feature is probably more aimed at business use
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>> consumers.
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> I have found so many bits and pieces about how to lock vista (its not hard
> to understand) my question is (I'm new to computers so bare with me.. )
> how
> do you unlock it.. when I log off will it automatically go back to normal?
> my son has accidently hit lock.. my user is password protected, I assume
> that
> I will have to use my password to get back into my screen?
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> any help would be appreciated...
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> Thanks
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