Leaving your
computer in a hurry
but you don’t
want to log off? You
can double-click a
shortcut on your
desktop to quickly
lock the keyboard
and display without
using CTRL+ALT
+DEL or a screen
saver. 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 (my
personal favorite is
the padlock icon in
shell32.dll). To
change the icon:
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 shortcut
keystroke such CTRL
+ALT+L. This would
save you only one
keystroke from the
normal command,
but it could be more
convenient.