Quickly lock your pc without using CTRL+ALT+DEL or a screensaver

Quickly lock your pc without using CTRL+ALT+DEL or a screensaver.

You can simply double-click a shortcut on your desktop to quickly lock the your pc.

STEPS
To create a shortcut on your desktop to lock your computer:

Right-click the desktop.
Point to New, and then click Shortcut.

The Create Shortcut Wizard opens. In the text box, type the following:
rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

Click Next.

Enter a name for the shortcut. You can call it "Lock Workstation" or choose any name you like.

Click Finish.


You can also change the shortcut's icon if you wish to by:

Right click the shortcut and then select Properties.
Click the Shortcut tab, and then click the Change Icon button.

In the Look for icons in this file text box, type:
Shell32.dll.

Click OK.

Select one of the icons from the list and then click OK

You could also give it a single shortcut keystroke to be more convenient for you.