Desktop Lock Business

Locking your computer is one way of preventing other people from gaining access to your personal files. As you know, modern Windows editions have a built-in locking feature that can be quickly activated with Win+L.

However, if you're running an older Windows version or are interested in more features that what Windows has to offer, you can try Desktop Lock Business. It can record any mouse clicks made during the lockdown, giving you the possibility to figure out what type of actions were attempted on your PC by someone else.

If you lock down the PC before getting the chance to learn what key is used by default for unlocking, you should know it's "h". Of course, this can be swapped for another key or combination of up to three keys (including Ctrl and Alt).

Instead of a hotkey, you can instruct Desktop Lock Business to unlock the computer when clicking the mouse (left, right or both) for any number of times. To maximize security, you can add the Ctrl and Alt modifiers to this action too.

It's also possible to specify a password that must be correctly entered to be able to regain access to the PC and play a sound when the key is wrong, set a countdown for auto-closing, or just make the PC unlock when moving the mouse.

As far as the locking behavior is concerned, several aspects can be changed. For instance, the tool locks the current desktop without making any other modifications by default. But Desktop Lock Business can hide any opened windows, clear all contents on the screen, launch a program or open a document, run the screensaver, or simply lock the mouse and keyboard instead of freezing the entire screen. A global hotkey can be set for lockdown (similar to unlocking).

The message revealed to the public is "Current desktop has been locked!" and can be personalized, including making changes to the banner font, size and position, background picture or media, and paint brush used for capturing mouse clicks.

Extra options are available for advanced users who want to lock the PC as soon as it boots, allowing PC shutdown during lockdown, creating log files with any attempts to unlock the PC, and so on. You can schedule daily, weekly or monthly tasks as well as create a list of PC users to apply restrictions to.

Taking into account the extensive range of features provided by this tool, Desktop Lock Business is ideal for meticulous users looking for complete control over the computer lockdown behavior.