What's new in WinLock 9.1.7
Mar 17, 2024
- Full support for Windows 11.
- System window frame option.
- Active days of week under timer settings.
- Disable right-click app menu.
- Disable sign-in options.
- Disable Edge sidebar.
- Disable browser extensions.
- Apply profile now supports domain users.
- Support for TLS connection.
- Disable Ctrl+D.
- Redirect now works with most known browsers.
- Support for the latest version of Remote Administrator.
- Minor fixes and improvements.
New in WinLock 9.1.6 (Oct 15, 2023)
- Full support for Windows 11.
- New modernized UI.
- New firewall engine.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Active days of week under timer settings.
- Disable sign-in options.
New in WinLock 9.1.5 (Jul 9, 2023)
- Full support for Windows 11.
- New modernized UI.
- New firewall engine.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Active days of week under timer settings.
- Microsoft Edge restrictions.
- Disable sign-in options.
New in WinLock 9.1.4 (Apr 7, 2023)
- Full support for Windows 11.
- New modernized UI.
- New firewall engine.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Active days of week under timer settings.
- Microsoft Edge restrictions.
- Disable Ctrl+D.
New in WinLock 9.1.2 (Sep 16, 2022)
- Full support for Windows 11.
- New modernized UI.
- New firewall engine.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Active days of week under timer settings.
- Microsoft Edge restrictions.
- Disable Ctrl+D.
New in WinLock 9.1.0 (May 2, 2022)
- Full support for Windows 11.
- New modernized UI.
- New firewall engine.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Active days of week under timer settings.
- Microsoft Edge restrictions.
- Disable Timeline.
New in WinLock 9.04 (Oct 4, 2021)
- System window frame option.
- Active days of week under timer settings.
- Disable right-click app menu.
- Wildcards under trusted sites.
- Support for TLS connection.
- Redirect now works with most known browsers.
- Minor fixes.
New in WinLock 9.03 (Jul 29, 2021)
- New modernized UI.
- New firewall engine.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Active days of week under timer settings.
- Microsoft Edge restrictions.
- Disable Timeline.
- Full support for unicode websites.
New in WinLock 9.00 (Jun 3, 2021)
- New modernized UI.
- New firewall engine.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Disable F10 key.
- Microsoft Edge restrictions.
- Disable Timeline.
- Full support for unicode websites.
New in WinLock 8.47 (Feb 15, 2021)
- What's new:
- Disable pinned apps.
- Apply settings option.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Disable F10 key.
- Microsoft Edge restrictions.
- Disable Timeline.
- Full support for unicode websites.
- Support for Chrome 88 and Tor 10.
New in WinLock 8.46 (Jan 25, 2021)
- Disable pinned apps.
- Apply settings option.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Disable F10 key.
- Microsoft Edge restrictions.
- Disable Timeline.
- Full support for unicode websites.
- Support for Edge 88 and Tor 10.
New in WinLock 8.45 (Jan 7, 2021)
- Disable pinned apps.
- Apply settings option.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Disable F10 key.
- Microsoft Edge restrictions.
- Disable Timeline.
- Full support for unicode websites.
- Support for Firefox 81 and Tor 10.
New in WinLock 8.43 (Oct 28, 2020)
- What's new:
- Disable pinned apps.
- Apply settings option.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Disable F10 key.
- Disable screen edge swipes.
- Disable Timeline.
- Full support for unicode websites.
- Support for Firefox 81 and Tor 10.
New in WinLock 8.42 (Aug 26, 2020)
- What's new:
- Disable pinned apps.
- Apply settings option.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Disable F10 key.
- Disable screen edge swipes.
- Disable Timeline.
- Full support for unicode websites.
- Support for Edge 80 and Opera GX.
New in WinLock 8.41 (Jul 21, 2020)
- Updated version of WinLock. Support for Opera 69.
New in WinLock 8.4 (Jun 24, 2020)
- What's new
- Disable pinned apps.
- Apply settings option.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Disable F10 key.
- Disable screen edge swipes.
- Disable Timeline.
- Full support for unicode websites.
- Support for Edge 80 and Opera GX.
New in WinLock 8.35 (Feb 10, 2020)
- Disable pinned apps.
- Apply settings option.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Force system shutdown.
- Disable screen edge swipes.
- Disable Timeline.
- Full support for unicode websites.
- Support for Edge 79.
New in WinLock 8.33 (Dec 18, 2019)
- Disable pinned apps.
- Apply settings option.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Force system shutdown.
- Disable screen edge swipes.
- Disable Timeline.
- Full support for unicode websites.
- Support for Firefox 70 and Chrome 79.
New in WinLock 8.31 (Sep 23, 2019)
- Block unsigned executables.
- Block Ctrl+N, Ctrl+S, and Ctrl+O keys.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Force system shutdown.
- Disable screen edge swipes.
- Disable Timeline.
- Full support for unicode websites.
- Support for Firefox 68.
New in WinLock 8.3 (Aug 21, 2019)
- Disable screen edge swipe in Windows 10.
- Force system shutdown in Windows 8 and higher.
- Disable timeline.
- Disable quick access toolbar.
- Full support for unicode websites.
- Remote apps snapshot.
- Support for Opera 60, Firefox 68 and Yandex Browser 19.
- Revised manual.
New in WinLock 8.21 (Jun 19, 2019)
- Block unsigned executables.
- Block Ctrl+N, Ctrl+S, and Ctrl+O keys.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Force system shutdown.
- Disable screen edge swipes.
- Disable Timeline.
- Support for Opera 60 and Yandex Browser 19.
- Improved support for Windows Vista and Windows 10.
New in WinLock 8.2 (Apr 16, 2019)
- What's new:
- Block unsigned executables.
- Block Ctrl+N, Ctrl+S, and Ctrl+O keys.
- Disable right-click in Start menu.
- Hide menu also blocks Organize button in Windows 7.
- Disable App key also disables Shift+F10.
- Hide libraries.
- Support for Chrome 71 and Opera 57.
- Improved support for Windows Vista and Windows 10.
New in WinLock 8.12 (Jan 10, 2019)
- Screen capture now supports multi-display systems.
- Disable Shift, Alt, Ctrl, and F2 keys.
- Lock hidden icons.
- Blocked keywords now can include wildcards.
- Hide menu also blocks Organize button in Windows 7.
- Disable App key also disables Shift+F10.
- Hide libraries.
- Support for Chrome 71 and Opera 57.
- Improved support for Windows Vista and Windows 10.
New in WinLock 8.11 (Dec 6, 2018)
- What's new:
- Screen capture now supports multi-display systems.
- Disable Shift, Alt, Ctrl, and F2 keys.
- Disable drag and drop.
- Blocked keywords now can include wildcards.
- Hide menu also blocks Organize button in Windows 7.
- Disable App key also disables Shift+F10.
- Hide libraries.
- Support for Chrome 71 and Yandex Browser 18.
- Improved support for Windows Vista and Windows 10.
- Fixed App key blocking issue.
New in WinLock 8.1 (Nov 22, 2018)
- What's new:
- Screen capture now supports multi-display systems.
- Disable Shift, Alt, Ctrl, and F2 keys.
- Disable drag and drop.
- Blocked keywords now can include wildcards.
- Hide menu also blocks Organize button in Windows 7.
- Disable App key also disables Shift+F10.
- Hide libraries.
- Support for Chrome 69 and Yandex Browser 18.
- Improved support for Windows Vista and Windows 10.
- Fixed App key blocking issue
New in WinLock 8.01 (Sep 9, 2018)
- Updated look and feel.
- Email reports are now include computer name and IP address.
- Disable Shift, Alt, Ctrl, and F2 keys.
- Disable drag and drop.
- Hide menu also blocks Organize button in Windows 7.
- Disable App key also disables Shift+F10.
- Timer window now automatically sticks to the screen edge.
- Support for Chrome 69.
- Fixed loading delay issue under Windows 10.
- Fixed App key blocking issue.
New in WinLock 7.52 (Mar 14, 2018)
- Full support for WinLock Remote for Android.
- Updated look and feel. Support for Firefox 58.
- Support for Tor Browser.
- Support for Microsoft Edge 40.
- Minor fixes and improvements.
New in WinLock 7.51 (Feb 7, 2018)
- Updated look and feel
- Support for Firefox 57
- Support for Tor Browser 701
- Support for Microsoft Edge 40
- E-mail reports
- Parental control profile
- Disable Shift+Del, Del and Esc
- Brute-force cracking protection
- Reply to remote messages
- Minor improvements
New in WinLock 7.5 (Dec 1, 2017)
- Updated look and feel.
- Support for Firefox 57.
- Support for Tor Browser 7.0.1.
- Support for Microsoft Edge 40.
- E-mail reports.
- Parental control profile.
- Disable Shift+Del, Del and Esc.
- Brute-force cracking protection.
- Reply to remote messages.
- Minor improvements.
New in WinLock 7.41 (Oct 10, 2017)
- Support for WinLock Remote for Android.
- E-mail reports.
- Parental control profile.
- New lock mode.
- Disable Shift+Del, Del and Esc.
- Remote sleep.
- Brute-force cracking protection.
- Reply to remote messages.
- Built-in sounds.
- Minor improvements.
New in WinLock 7.4 (Sep 13, 2017)
- Support for WinLock Remote for Android.
- E-mail reports.
- Parental control profile.
- New lock mode.
- Disable Shift+Del, Del and Esc.
- Remote sleep.
- Brute-force cracking protection.
- Reply to remote messages.
- Built-in sounds.
- Minor improvements.
New in WinLock 7.2 (Jan 8, 2017)
- Desktop and webcam snapshots.
- Password generator.
- New lock mode.
- Disable Shift+Del, Del and Esc.
- Support for Tor browser.
- Lock and Instant Lock hotkeys.
- Multiple remote notification addresses.
- Hide clock and Show desktop button.
- Disable automatic updates in Windows 10.
- Block removables also blocks portable devices.
- Minor changes and improvements.
New in WinLock 7.11 (Aug 23, 2016)
- Improved executables protection
New in WinLock 7.1 (Aug 1, 2016)
- Password generator.
- New lock mode.
- Hide tools button in Internet Explorer 9 and higher.
- Support for Tor browser.
- Lock and Instant Lock hotkeys.
- Multiple remote notification addresses.
- Hide clock and Show desktop button.
- Disable automatic updates in Windows 10.
- Onscreen timer is now available in Standard edition.
- Dutch translation.
- Spanish help.
- Revised French and Portuguese help files.
- Minor changes and fixes.
New in WinLock 7.03 (Jun 1, 2016)
- Improved support for Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.
New in WinLock 7.02 (May 9, 2016)
- Support for Chrome 49 and 50
- Bug fixed: unlock prompt does not appear under systems with large fonts
New in WinLock 7.01 (Apr 4, 2016)
New in WinLock 7.0 (Feb 29, 2016)
- Unlock prompt on secure desktop.
- Instant Lock.
- Lock workstation.
- USB exclusions.
- Lock clipboard.
- Block network drives.
- Disable Ease of Access.
- New virtual keyboard.
- Pin remote messages.
- New remote access capabilities.
- Improved executables protection.
- Improved support for Chrome and Firefox.
- Minor changes and improvements.
New in WinLock 6.52 (Oct 23, 2015)
- Disable Windows 10 Start menu.
- Disable Action Center.
- Disable pinned programs.
- Shutdown from command line.
- Improved website locking.
New in WinLock 6.50 (Aug 9, 2015)
- Windows 10 compatibility.
- Support for Microsoft Edge.
- Disable ribbon in Windows Explorer.
- Hide Address and Search bar also disables navigation buttons.
- Stability improved.
- Minor improvements.
New in WinLock 6.42 (May 18, 2015)
- Hide Network.
- Hide Recycle Bin under Windows 7 and higher.
- Improved installation in a multi-user environment.
- Minor improvements.
New in WinLock 6.41 (Mar 12, 2015)
- Improved self-protection.
- Improved Internet Explorer compatibility.
New in WinLock 6.4 (Feb 2, 2015)
- Now it is possible to block virtually any system window or dialog.
- Improved Windows 8.1 compatibility.
- Windows 10 Technical Preview compatibility.
- Czech translation.
- Minor changes and fixes.
New in WinLock 6.32 (Nov 12, 2014)
- Chrome 38 compatibility.
- Improved support for touch-screen devices.
- Improved support for Internet Explorer 11.
- Minor changes and fixes.
New in WinLock 6.31 (Oct 15, 2014)
- Improved support for touch-screen devices.
- Improved support for Internet Explorer 11.
- Minor fixes.
New in WinLock 6.3 (Sep 11, 2014)
- Improved protection in a multi-user environment.
- Virtual keyboard now supports national layouts.
- Opera 24 compatibility.
- Fixed some Windows 8.1 incompatibility issues.
New in WinLock 6.23 (Aug 12, 2014)
- Improved windows locking.
- Minor fixes.
New in WinLock 6.22 (Jul 23, 2014)
New in WinLock 6.21 (Jul 10, 2014)
- Guest password.
- Chrome 35 and Firefox 30 compatibility.
- Improved windows locking.
- Minor fixes.
New in WinLock 6.2 (Jun 4, 2014)
- New UI icons.
- Unlock restricted executables with a password.
- Now blocking window commands under x64 systems.
- Local IP address under Remote Administration.
- Fixed some Windows 2000 incompatibility issues.
- Minor changes.
New in WinLock 6.14 (Mar 24, 2014)
- Chrome 31 and Opera 20 compatibility.
- Support for Yandex Browser.
- Reset all settings.
- Remove network from Start menu.
- Italian translation.
- Improved Firefox compatibility.
- Minor changes and improvements.
New in WinLock 6.12 (Dec 19, 2013)
- Minor fixes and improvements.
New in WinLock 6.1 (Nov 4, 2013)
- OS requirements change: Windows 2000 is now the minimum supported system.
- Support for capture desktop command.
- Redesigned interface.
- Countdown timer.
- Windows 8.1 compatibility.
- System events logging.
- Lock mode.
- Apply profiles.
- Minor changes.
New in WinLock 6.09 (Jun 3, 2013)
- Logging of system events.
New in WinLock 6.08 (Mar 15, 2013)
- Now handles user switching more gracefully.
- Inplace items editing.
- Chinese Simplified translation.
- Minor fixes.
New in WinLock 6.07 (Nov 22, 2012)
- Time range mode.
- Automatically check for updates.
- Bug fixed: incorrect protection status in Remote Administrator.
- Minor fixes and improvements.
New in WinLock 6.05 (Sep 25, 2012)
- Windows 8 compatibility.
- Hide Start screen.
- Hide edge panels.
- Disable Internet Explorer tiles.
- Minor changes.
New in WinLock 6.01 (Aug 3, 2012)
- Chrome 21 compatibility.
- Minor fixes.
New in WinLock 6.0 (Jun 25, 2012)
- Redesigned interface.
- Performance and stability improved.
- Browsers compatibility improved.
- Chrome 18 compatibility.
- Hide search button.
- Disable Windows Installer.
- Disable drag and drop in Start menu.
- Remove user name from Start menu.
- Incoming message sound.
- Logging improved.
- Minor fixes.
New in WinLock 5.37 (Feb 22, 2012)
- Chrome 17 compatibility.
- Support for remote messages.
- Minor fixes.
New in WinLock 5.36 (Feb 7, 2012)
- Support for remote messages.
- Minor fixes.
New in WinLock 5.35 (Dec 11, 2011)
- Automatic user account configuration.
- Minor fixes.
New in WinLock 5.33 (Nov 3, 2011)
- Hungarian translation.
- Password strength meter.
- Bug fixed: two application buttons on taskbar in Windows 9x.
- Minor changes.
New in WinLock 5.31 (Sep 21, 2011)
New in WinLock 5.3 (Aug 29, 2011)
- It is now possible to use file info in trusted executables.
- Improved self-protection.
- Minor fixes.
New in WinLock 5.27 (Aug 8, 2011)
- Romanian translation.
- Minor changes and fixes.
New in WinLock 5.25 (Jun 6, 2011)
- Trusted executables.
- Improved x64 compatibility.
- Minor changes and fixes.
New in WinLock 5.23 (Apr 15, 2011)
- Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and Internet Explorer 9 compatibility.
- Overall performance improved.
- Turkish translation.
- Minor changes.
New in WinLock 5.23 (Apr 15, 2011)
- Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and Internet Explorer 9 compatibility.
- Overall performance improved.
- Turkish translation.
- Minor changes.
New in WinLock 5.22 (Mar 16, 2011)
- Ability to disable self-protection.
- Minor changes.
New in WinLock 5.21 (Feb 12, 2011)
New in WinLock 5.2 (Jan 11, 2011)
- Internet Explorer 9 beta compatibility.
- Improved self-protection.
- Virtual keyboard.
- Lock taskbar.
- Disable taskbar redock.
- Disable taskbar resize.
- Disable tray items.
- Remove recent programs from Start menu.
- Remove all programs from Start menu.
- Disable Sidebar.
New in WinLock 5.12 (Oct 26, 2010)
- Pause protection.
- Spanish language.
New in WinLock 5.11 (Jun 10, 2010)
- Support for multi-language interface.
New in WinLock 5.1 (Apr 6, 2010)
- Full support for x64 systems.
- Windows 7 style icons.
- Disable preview pane.
- Block shortcuts.
- Minor changes and bugfixes.
New in WinLock 5.04 (Jan 12, 2010)
- Fixed some Windows 7 incompatibility issues.
- Impoved Password Recovery.
New in WinLock 5.03 (Aug 10, 2009)
- Fixed Windows 9x incompatibility.
New in WinLock 5.02 (Aug 10, 2009)
- Minor changes and bugfixes.
New in WinLock 5.01 (Jan 12, 2009)
- Minor changes and bugfixes.
New in WinLock 5.0 (Nov 10, 2008)
- New user interface.
- Overal performance improved.
- Internet Explorer 8 compatibility.
- Improved logging.
- Improved log viewer.
- Added ability to limit the log file size.
- Added read-only access to the blocked folders.
- Added notification settings.
- Added fade-in notifications effect.
- Fixed bug in remote administration.
- Minor changes and fixes.
New in WinLock 4.67 (Jul 29, 2008)
- Added Check For Updates feature.
- Added ability to register WinLock remotely using WinLock Remote Administrator.
- Improved command line parameters procesing.
- Minor bugs fixed.
New in WinLock 4.65 (Mar 24, 2008)
- About:blank page now enabled by default.
- Added -open command line parameter.
- Minor changes.
New in WinLock 4.64 (Feb 18, 2008)
- Improved restrictions management under limited user account.
- Changed -profile command line parameter processing.
- Improved Logging feature.
- Improved Windows Vista compatibility.
New in WinLock 4.63 (Nov 7, 2007)
- Bug fixed: Website blocking did not work correctly under restricted user account
New in WinLock 4.62 (Oct 23, 2007)
- Now WinLock is compatible with Vista Aero visual improvements.
- Added ability to change password in command prompt.
- Added balloon hints.
- Added ability to redirect blocked sites.
- Added notification messages.
- Minor changes.
- Minor bugs fixed.
New in WinLock 4.6 (Jun 28, 2007)
- Added Vista User Account Control management.
- Added ability to disable safe mode in Windows 2000/XP/Vista.
- Added Hide Taskbar option.
- Added ability to block Ctrl Tab hot key.
- Added ability to block web sites in Windows 98/Me/NT4.
- Added password recovery.
- Bugs fixed.
New in WinLock 4.5 (Oct 17, 2006)
- Added ability to hide Recycle Bin.
- Added Internet Explorer 7 compatibility.
- Added protection from third-party task managers.