Three types of lock screen methods and their advantages and disadvantages of Windows XP

  
        

The method of locking the computer under Windows XP is related to the user login and logout mode. In the "Control Panel → User Account", select the two buttons in the interface that appears after the task "Change the way users log in or log out": "Use welcome screen" and "Use fast user switch" (the meaning can be seen below explanation of). There are three ways to set these two buttons: 1. Do not use the welcome screen (you cannot use fast user switching at this time). 2. Use only the welcome screen. 3. Use both the welcome screen and fast user switching. When Windows XP is installed, the default setting is 3. The following describes how to lock the screen according to the different settings of the "user login or logout mode". Setting 1: Same as Windows 2000 and Windows NT4.0, the interface is similar. Advantages: It is a true "locked computer", after you lock the computer, other users (except administrators) can not use this computer. Disadvantages: There is no "Welcome Screen" before login, you need to enter your own username; fast user switching is not supported. Setting 2: Press Ctrl+Alt+Del and select “Lock Computer” from the “Shutdown” menu in the pop-up task manager. Advantages: There is a "welcome screen" before login, and other advantages are the same as setting 1. Disadvantages: Fast user switching is not supported. Setting 3: There are several ways to do this: Method 1: Select “Start → Logout” and then click “Switch User”. Method 2: Press Ctrl+Alt+Del and select “Lock Computer” from the “Shutdown” menu in the pop-up task manager. Method 3: Press Ctrl+Alt+Del, select the “Users” tab in the pop-up task manager, then select the account of the currently logged in user and press the “Disconnect” button. Advantages: There is a welcome screen before login, which supports fast user switching. Disadvantages: Only one account is locked, while other users can use this computer through other accounts. The general method is that the keyboards that everyone uses today are generally Windows keyboards (there are Windows icons in the middle of the left Ctrl and left Alt keys, generally referred to as Win keys). Therefore, in addition to the various methods described above, there is one The convenient way is to use the Windows shortcut: Win+L. In any case, just press Win+L, you can lock the screen, you can give it a try.

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