14 DAY TRIAL // How about applying a Windows 8 theme over the Windows 7 lock screen? WinLock Pro can do just that for you. It is a customization utility for Windows 7, which brings to the table a little from the pizzazz available in Consumer Preview.
The application is free of charge and works independently from the original lock screen available in Windows. As you can see from the image gallery below, WinLock Pro brings to the table a pretty cool looking lock screen, which cannot be bypassed by invoking the Task Manager and killing its process. So it would be a good idea to remember the initially set password.
Besides the cool visuals, the application offers an alternative for unlocking your screen, based on recognizing a specific file on an USB drive. This way all you have to do is plug the USB in and wait for five seconds for the desktop to become unlocked automatically.
