Locking My Win7


  1. sanatnur
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    Locking My Win7


    Hello Is there any software's to lock my windows 7 while the background apps & downloads running... Please say me good software...
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  3. madtownidiot
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    No third party software is necessary. If you set a password on your account and there are no other accounts with administrative privileges, when you press the windows key + L to lock your computer, nobody else will be able to use it while it's locked
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  4. sanatnur
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    But by this i cant see the status of my downloads... Any other way???
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  6. madtownidiot
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    sanatnur said:
    But by this i cant see the status of my downloads... Any other way???
    what you seem to be asking for is impossible as far as I know
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  7. sanatnur
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    Oops there is a software for xp something named as "transparent lock" i think... And nothing is impossible i hope so...
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  8. Gornot
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    Locking Windows usually means you need to step away from the PC and temporarily secure it from being viewed by others what's on your screen. On the other hand, wanting to view the download progress means that you will still sit by the PC, so what's the point of locking it in the first place?

    Transparent Screen Lock doesn't work with wither Vista or Windows 7, at least I haven't found anyone interested in using it anyway, and download sites such as Softpedia and BrotherSoft didn't mention anything.
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  10. karlsnooks
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    sanatnur said:
    Hello Is there any software's to lock my windows 7 while the background apps & downloads running... Please say me good software...
    WIN and L key combo
    WIN is the key with the wavy flag.

    To unlock, you use your password.
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