Lock the Windows computer in public is necessary when you do not use it and do not want others to access to your data. Lock the Windows will help you to avoid data loss on your hard drive. Here are several ways for you to lock your computer.
1. The shortcut
The most simple way is to use the shortcut by press the Keyboard to lock your computer. When you leave your computer, you can press Windows key+L on the keyboard to lock your computer immediately. Then it will display the lock screen, and you need to enter the password to access to your windows. If you have not set a password for your account, you should set one by clicking Settings> Accounts>Sign-in options>Password.
2. Enable the screen to lock automatically after you leave computer
You can set the windows to lock automatically after you leave the computer for a while. Go to Settings>Screensaver>Change screensaver. In the Screen saver part, if you choose None, the windows will lock the screen immediately after you leave computer. So you can choose other options to show the screensaver. And set the minutes after you leave to lock the screen, please make sure that you have checked the option of On resume, display logon screen. Click OK to apply your change.
3. Use the dynamic lock in Windows
If you use the Windows 10, you can use the Windows 10 built-in feature, the Dynamic lock to automatically lock your windows. To use this function, you should pair your phone with computer first. Go to Settings >Account>Sign-in Options>Dynamic lock, check the option of Allow Windows to detect when you’re away and automatically lock the device. Once you have enabled this feature, it will lock the system automatically a moments later after you leave the computer and it lose the Bluetooth connection to your phone.
In the above three ways to lock screen, shortcut is the most easy and reliable way if you remember to lock your computer each time. Other two ways also helpful if you forget to lock your screen. After you have lock the screen, you never need to worry about other people access your data.
Free data recovery software to recover your lost data from computer
Data recovery on computer is not difficult if your data have not been permanently deleted or erased. Once you have data loss, you should check the recycle bin first, and then run antivirus software to scan the entire hard drive. If you lost data for accident deletion, you need to stop using the computer and then run the data recovery software to retrieve the lost data immediately. Hdata recovery software can 100% recover your lost data if you have not write data to overwrite the raw data. Back up is also very important to secure your data. You should back up your data to other locations regularly and form the good habit to lock the screen to protect your personal information.