How to Create a Shortcut for Locking the Computer Screen in Windows 7?

There are many ways in which you can lock the computer screen. The most popular as well as the fastest way to lock it is to use a keyboard shortcut. The keyboard shortcut used to lock the computer screen is Win+L. A few of us choose to utilize the mouse to lock it. And of course many people like to use both the options.

There is another method in which we can lock the computer screen. It is to create a shortcut for locking the computer screen in Windows 7. You can create a shortcut for locking the computer screen in Windows 7, XP and Vista too. Follow these steps in order to create a shortcut for locking the computer screen in Windows 7 as well as other editions:

Right-click on the desktop where you would like to create the shortcut.

Point to New.

I think that you have given half the information, hence i will explain how to create a shortcut in Windows 7 to lock the computer. Basically we just have to right click wherever we want to create the shortcut, therefore right click on the desktop and then choose new and then Shortcut. We will get a prompt like "What item would you like to create a shortcut for" and textbox below it will display. In that textbox we just have to enter the following text:

rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation

Once it is entered correctly, double click on this new shortcut and lock your computer.