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Once installed, select Open. When prompted for permission, select OK. Select the Allow display over other apps toggle switch. Tap the back button. Tap Setup. Select Installed services.

Select Norton App Lock Service. Toggle the Off switch. Tap Allow. Tap the Back arrow. Tap Back twice. Draw an unlock pattern or tap Switch to Passcode , then enter a password.

Draw your unlock pattern again to confirm, or tap Reset to re-enter it. Select Choose Google Account. Select the Google account you wish to use for password resetting, then select OK. Select Continue. Select the yellow lock icon in the upper-right corner, then select the lock next to the apps you wish to passcode protect. Once apps are locked, only the passcode you created earlier will grant access.

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His writing has appeared on the VisiHow website. Twitter LinkedIn. Updated on April 23, When you first open My Lockbox, the software will ask you to set up a password that will be used to lock the apps on your PC. You can also add a password hint and an email id , that will help you recover passwords in case you forget. Here, you can select the folder where the app or software you want to lock is installed.

You can even select the Program Files folder to lock all the apps inside it. The folder and the software will then be locked. You will need to enter the password to open the My Lockbox app, so not every one will be able to access it. Moreover, the software requires the password even when you are trying to uninstall it , which is pretty handy. While My Lockbox works pretty well, you can try other cool app locker software too. Folder Guard We have already talked about Folder Guard in detail while listing ways to password protect folders in Windows 10 but it deserves a mention here as well.

Like My Lockbox, you can lock the folders, where a software is installed to block access to it from any shortcut. Also, it too requires a password when you try to uninstall it, making things more secure. Download 2. The software works pretty well because unlike other software, it lets users unlock an app with the password as soon as you open the app, rather than going to the locker app and unlocking apps there. Along with password protection to software, GiliSoft also protects users from viruses that try and modify the system.

Download 3. Smart-X AppLocker If you are looking for a simple app locker to block access of some apps from children , then the Smart-X AppLocker software should be good enough. The software is pretty easy to use and you can lock apps with ease, It features a list of apps that you can lock but you can add more by just entering the name of their EXE files.

Overall, we recommend the app only if your locking needs are simple. If you are okay with that, check out our post on how to set up and configure Windows 10 parental controls for all the details. To Lock: There are three different ways to manually lock your screen on a Windows 7 computer: Method 1: On your keyboard, hold down the Windows Logo Icon key and the L key on the keyboard at the same time.

Method 2: Using the Start Menu on the computer screen: Open the Start Menu by clicking on the Windows Logo icon, usually located in the lower left of the screen. Then click on the arrow next to the List of shutdown options.

Then choose Lock in the popup list. Then, select Lock this computer from the options that appear on the screen.

For computers running Windows To Lock: There are three different ways to manually lock your screen on a Windows 10 computer: Method 1 On your keyboard, hold down the Windows Logo Icon key and the L key on the keyboard at the same time. Next, click the Most Used icon on the upper left. Then, click the User Icon and choose Lock in the dropdown list. Then, select Lock from the options that appear on the screen.



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