How to create a shortcut for locking Windows

Shortcuts in Windows can make work quicker to perform and save time.

Locking Windows when one is away from the screen is always a good security practice regardless of it being a home or corporate setting.

There is an easy way to create a shortcut to lock Windows.

Windows + L key also performs the same task but anyway let’s take a look on how to make a shortcut to lock Windows.

1.Select New > Shortcut by right clicking on desktop.

2. Copy paste exactly the following in location of item field :
rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation


3.Name the shortcut something suitable and hit Finish.

All done.

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