Passwords are one the very first initiatives a person thinks of, when considering his or her's privacy or computer security. Now we all know that we can create multiple accounts on Windows and assign passwords to them, but as our data get's more precious we would wan't the password barricade to be as strong as possible. In this article I'm going to go through some of the finest ways of password protecting your computer on Windows which are very rarely found elsewhere.
1. Creating Desktop Shortcut for PC Lock
This is pretty easy. Just go to your windows desktop, right click on any empty space, select new shortcut. Now where it asks for the location of the item , simply paste this address there : %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation. Save your shortcut and make sure it is clearly visible to you on your desktop and that you can access it quickly in case of any emergency and also that your shortcut has a name which only you
understand. Ok now whenever you wan't to lock your computer, just double click the shortcut and your computer will be locked.
2. Using USB flash drive as a lock!
Ok now the name might seem unfamiliar to most of you, "Predator" is the name. Its the name of a software that is compatible with most versions of Windows and has the funcionality of locking or unlocking your computer. Now , this USB lock method doesn't work like the other conventional methods of locking. The USB drive which has been setup for locking your computer acts like a power switch. It either locks or unlocks your computer. When the USB drive is removed, major input devices including the mouse and keyboard are locked and the screen goes blank or dark. In case the flash drive gets damaged, you can still access your PC , but you will need to know the exact password. Hit space bar 5 or 6 times and you will
be prompted to enter the password. Enter the correct password or a very nasty alarm would sound. If you need a guide on how to use the predator software on windows then mail us . We will post a guide on that too asap.
3. Setting up BIOS password
This method isn't the best of the 4 methods I'm describing, but it sure is a handful because it's pretty simple. Depending on your computer system, during startup press either del or F1 to enter the BIOS . Once at the BIOS, navigate to the security tab, and set the
password. In my case I had two options: 1) Set User Password 2) Set Supervisor Password.
4. Setting up Hard Disk password
This method is probably the best of all and personally the one I would chose out of the 4. This password ia almost impossible to access. In some computers the hard disk password and the BIOS password are linked and in some they aren't. You can set the hard disk password using the BIOS.
Warning! Use this method at your own risk because if you forget your hard disk password there is no way you can access it again, and your hard disk can then be thrown in the trash can! So be very very carefull when assigning a password to your hard. The drive platter and a particular chip on the hard disk mother board are the only two areas where the password is stored. So this clearly says it all! There is no back door to accessing or resetting the password if you lose it! This method is very good and at the same time its very risky too!
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