Gear up password and activate "lock screen" for computers running on Windows

The computers nosotros use – personal or work computers – incorporate personal files or important files, which we do not want anyone else to access, especially if this happens without our knowledge or permission!

The computer'due south web browser may incorporate a number of personal accounts and piece of work accounts that may be open, such every bit: email account, Facebook business relationship, Twitter account, cloud storage account, and sometimes a contact account like WhatsApp.

This means that admission to the content of our estimator will exist a violation of our privacy and can be an inconvenience, embarrassment, and possibly a threat.

For the above reasons mainly, you must protect your computer, via:

  1. Ready the password for the operating system.

  2. Activate the screen lock automatically.

– An operating organization countersign is beneficial if someone tries to run the computer without your noesis, they cannot admission the account because they are demanded a password.

– Activating automated screen lock, prevents people from accessing your device, and thus admission files, information and accounts if yous exit the device temporarily.

For example: if you are in a public place (cafe – library …) and y'all exit the tabular array / device for some reason, someone may take the opportunity to access the device and copy files for instance, or to examine your accounts.

Or, put a storage device in and copy files from your device, (it may non take more than than 10-xv seconds) * Please refer to the "Disabling Media Autorun"

This file contains:

  1. How to create a password | Windows 7

  2. How to create a countersign | Windows viii – Windows 10

  3. Method to set the "screen saver" and actuate the automated screen lock | Windows seven – Windows 8

  4. Set the screen saver and actuate the screen lock automatically | Windows 10

[1] Creating a password | Windows 7

1- Click on the principal card of your desktop (Get-go bill of fare)

2- Click on the business relationship motion picture

3- Click on "Create Password"

4- Put the password required in the field [one]
– Re-enter password in field [2]
– Then press "Create countersign"

[2] Creating a password | Windows 8 and Windows ten

one- Click on the main menu of your desktop (Starting time carte du jour)

  1. In the search window, type "User Accounts"

  2. Click "User Accounts"

two- Click on "Manage some other business relationship"

3- Determine the account to which a password needs to exist gear up to

4- Click on "Create Password"

5- Put the countersign required in the field [i] – Re-enter the password in the field [2]
Then press "Create Password"

[3] Set screen saver and screen lock | Windows 7 – Windows 8

1- Right-click on an empty place on your desktop

2- From the carte du jour, choose "Personalize"

3- Choose "Screen Saver"

4- Screen saver settings

  1. "Screen Saver": Choose the type of screen saver.

  2. "Duration": Specifies the time when the screen saver should outset working when the device is not being used. For example, when yous select (ane), the screen saver will starting time working later one minute of non using the device (non using the keyboard and cursor / mouse)

  3. "On resume, display login screen": This option must be selected (by ticking the box) to exist logged in to exist able to work on the device once more. * If an operating organization countersign has been gear up, the device will asking the password to render to piece of work.

v- After setting the screen saver and activating the login request option (request password), press "OK"

[iv] Set screen saver and screen lock | Windows x

i- Right-click on an empty place on your desktop

ii- om the bill of fare, choose "Personalize"

3- From the side carte

  1. Select "Lock Screen"

  2. Printing "Screen Saver Settings"

four- Screen saver settings

  1. "Screen Saver": Cull the blazon of screen saver.

  2. "Duration": Specifies the time when the screen saver should beginning working when the device is not existence used. For instance, when you lot select (1), the screen saver will start working subsequently one minute of not using the device (not using the keyboard and cursor / mouse)

  3. "On resume, display logon screen": This option must be selected (by ticking the box) to be logged in to exist able to work on the device again. * If an operating system countersign has been fix, the device will asking the password to return to piece of work

5- After setting the screen saver and activating the login asking option (request password), printing "OK"

The screen can be locked quickly when you leave the device by pressing the button with L button. The screen locks immediately.

*You should e'er be careful to lock the computer screen when leaving it, even for a very short fourth dimension.

*When writing a password, y'all must pay attention to some things so it won't get exposed, including:
-No people effectually you that can see you while typing your password
-No surveillance cameras in place.
-If yous wear spectacles, some people tin can know the countersign from the reflection of the keyboard on your glasses.
-People can shoot video through a camera or phone, while typing your password.

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