Learn how to lock Windows 11/10 computer. Use keyboard shortcut, Hotkey, Start menu User Icon, Run, CMD or desktop shortcut to Lock Windows desktop.

Knowing how to password protect a folder in Windows 10 allows you a degree of protection from the people you share your computer with — or from someone stealing your hard drive.

You can change the lock screen on your Windows computer by customizing the background image and specifying what supplemental information it displays.