Disable/Enable Lock Workstation

Disable/Enable Lock Workstation Functionality (Windows + L)

Using the Windows+L keys together will lock your workstation running Windows 7, XP or Vista. Did you realize that you can also disable this function?

Follow the steps below to accomplish the task:

1. Click Start–> Type REGEDIT in search

2. In the registry editor navigate to the below key.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

3. On the right-hand side, create a new DWORD 32-bit value named DisableLockWorkstation and give it one of these values:

1 – Disable Lock Workstation

0 – Enable Lock Workstation

The changes should be immediate, no need to restart the machine.

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