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Old March 22nd, 2008   #1
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Question How do I lock my PC?

Hey all,

I know my PC is capable of locking, but how do I enable it Whenever I press Windows + K, I get logged off...so obviously I'm not running F@H in the background during that time. It locked before I put it back to factory-condition on Wednesday and before that it locked using the above mentioned keyboard combo (went to a screen that said "This PC is locked. Please enter your username and password to log back in"), but now it logs off (goes to a screen where you can switch users or shut down the PC).

How can I re-enable the lock?

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Old March 22nd, 2008   #2
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Default Re: How do I lock my PC?

try Windows + L
also turn off fast user switching under the user accounts







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Default Re: How do I lock my PC?

In Windows XP, be sure to disable the fast user switching. You can do that by going to control panels > user accounts.
After that, pressing Winkey + L should lock your computer.




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Default Re: How do I lock my PC?

and make sure your user has a PW.



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Old March 22nd, 2008   #5
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Done...thanks. Now I can fold without worries...




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