1 How to Lock Your Windows Screen Using Start Menu2 How to Lock the Computer Screen Using the “Windows + L” Hotkey3 How to Lock Your Screen Using Ctrl+Alt+Delete4 How to Lock Your Computer using Task Manager5 How to Lock Your Computer Screen From the Command Prompt6 How to Lock the Screen Using the Run Prompt7 How to Lock the Windows using a Desktop Icon8 How to Lock the Screen Using Custom Screen Saver Setting9 How to Lock The Screen from Your Smartphone

If no input is made for a while, Windows might lock your screen automatically depending on the chosen setting. To unlock it, you’ll have to enter your password/pin. Here we show you different shortcuts to immediately lock your Windows screen. Locking the system will show the name of the logged in user instead of the normal login-mask. To remove the lock, you have to put your password/PIN/etc and you are back on your desktop.  Keep in mind that all of the following methods are available on both Windows 10 and 11. The commands and the shortcuts are the same in both versions. This guide shows screenshots for Windows 11.

How to Lock Your Windows Screen Using Start Menu

How to Lock the Computer Screen Using the “Windows + L” Hotkey

How to Lock Your Screen Using Ctrl+Alt+Delete

How to Lock Your Computer using Task Manager

How to Lock Your Computer Screen From the Command Prompt

How to Lock the Screen Using the Run Prompt

How to Lock the Windows using a Desktop Icon

How to Lock the Screen Using Custom Screen Saver Setting

How to Lock The Screen from Your Smartphone

Once this command is executed, you’ll be back on your windows lock screen.

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