I could lock my Windows XP workstation using CTRL+ALT+DEL, K. That keystroke combination does not work on Windows 7. Is there a method of locking Windows 7 using just keystrokes?
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1Related: What's the fastest way to trigger your screensaver?– G-Man Says 'Reinstate Monica'Aug 3, 2015 at 0:51
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it's strange finding people using ctrl+alt+del to lock or open task manager nowadays even in Windows 10– phuclvMar 15, 2017 at 16:38
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4 Answers
Windows key+L should do what you need.
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50It's worth mentioning that this isn't a new shortcut to Windows 7... it has been around since at least the XP days. Check out the "Windows key" Wikipedia page for other useful shortucts that use this key: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_key Mar 19, 2013 at 22:43
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9My habit: try every
Windows key+ letter combination and see what they do whenever a new Windows version is released. Mar 20, 2013 at 6:03 -
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2Win+M (or Win+D), Win+L, and Win+R are the big three for me (Also Win-P, when I used to have a laptop) Mar 20, 2013 at 7:16
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2@AlvinWong , you can also check here or here for Win8 for a complete list, or in the Windows manual (printed or online). Should be easier than trying.– JclMar 20, 2013 at 7:38
Use Windows+L. If you use AutoHotKey you can reprogram Windows+L to do other things too, like lock your session, and also wait 10 seconds and put monitors to sleep. Powerful little hotkey program.
Also, Ctrl+Alt+Del, Enter and Ctrl+Alt+Del, Alt+K seem to work for me.
answered Mar 19, 2013 at 19:45
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1Ctrl-Alt-Del Enter is the way. This has worked across various versions of Windows for a long time, since the default button on the Ctrl-Alt-Del screen is "Lock this computer".– KazMar 20, 2013 at 1:35
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2Also Space instead of Enter works as well, since it's the default highlighted item.– Viper_SbMar 20, 2013 at 5:22
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5Wouldn't Ctrl+Alt+Del Alt+K depend on one's installed/selected language variant, though?– userMar 20, 2013 at 12:03
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@MichaelKjörling: (1) Good point. I hadn’t consciously considered that. You are probably right. (2) I’ll fall back on @Kaz and @Viper’s suggestions that (Enter) and (Space) are the universal answers. (3) Since the OP said that
Kworked for him on Windows XP, I believe that it’s quite likely that he is an English user. Mar 21, 2013 at 0:42 -
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Windows+Lhasn't worked for a long time across Windows versions? Don't remember about Windows 2000, but at least since XP this worked fine. Mar 21, 2013 at 2:43
You can even use a simple batch file. Just double click on it & your PC will get locked. Just copy & paste the below code in to Notepad & save it as (for example) "lock.bat". That's it - you're done, just double click on it.
The code is:
@echo off
rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation
cls
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3Also, you really shouldn't use rundll32 on things that weren't made for rundll32 (and those are deprecated since Vista) See also: blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2004/01/15/58973.aspx (Sadly down at the moment) Mar 20, 2013 at 13:41
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If you put this file on your Desktop and assign a Shortcut key (combination) to it, then that keystroke combination will lock the workstation. It must be Ctrl+Alt+(something) or Ctrl+Shift+Alt+(something). You might need to logout and login again before it becomes effective. Mar 21, 2013 at 0:50
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This code is great when you are trying to plug this into a macro key on your keyboard. Thanks Sunil. Apr 19, 2016 at 17:29