Access Lock
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Access Lock Editor's Review
Sometimes, you had no choice but to leave your computer unattended or out of your view. Maybe this is at home, in the office, or in a public place. Even though I’m sure no one would ever recommend leaving your computer in a public place unattended, if you have to leave it, it’s better to leave it secure so that no one can access it whilst you are gone, without your permission. This can help protect your sensitive files and data whilst your back is turned, from theft or unauthorised modification. Access Lock helps secure your system whilst you are away from it, so you can have some piece of mind.
Access Lock is very simple and easy to setup, and is totally separate from your Windows Logon account. This means that you do not have to use the same password you may use to log on to your system.
The Access Lock main window is very simplistic, with very few buttons therefore limiting a lot of confusion. The main controls are at the top of the window in the form of large buttons. Open up Access Lock and click the large Password button. From here, you can easily change or set your password that you want to protect your system with when Access Lock is enabled. Once done, click OK.
You can customize Access Lock in a few more ways than you can the standard Windows Lock screen. Access Lock can even replace the screensaver and Windows Lock Screen if you want it to, with either a black screen or a LED style clock, however this does mean sacrificing some of the nicer screensavers introduced in Windows Vista and above. Hot keys can also be assigned to Access Lock, therefore locking and securing your system is made even easier, through pressing a key combination.
If you don’t like using keyboard shortcuts, you can easily use the icon that is sat in the notification area. Clicking this will launch Access Lock and secure your system instantly, provided Access Lock is set up properly.
A very nice feature of Access Lock is the Message feature, allowing other users to leave you a message via the lock screen. For example, colleagues can type a message for you into the lock screen without unlocking your system and accessing your session, and this becomes available to you once you return and unlock your system. Messages can also be left for other people who have user accounts on your computer.
In order to help keep your system even more secure, Access Lock will automatically disable keyboard shortcut overrides, such as Task Manager, Registry Tools, Change Password and Lock Workstation, so that Access Lock cannot be forcibly closed or overridden without entering a password – another layer of protection for your system.
Overall, Access Lock is a good alternative to the standard Windows Lock screen, however I can understand why some may not choose to use it. Locking your system with Windows will be just as, if not more a secure way of protecting your system whilst you are away, and to some users, Access Lock may seem to be just another unnecessary application taking up hard drive space and system resources. The security already built into Windows is an off putting factor, however I do like the messaging system very much, therefore I give credit to Access Lock for that. Overall, I’d rate Access Lock 3/5.
Access Lock Publisher's Description
Access Lock is an easy-to-use system-tray security utility you can use to secure your desktop when you are away from your computer. Just configure the program, define a password and double click the Access Lock system-tray icon every time you need to disable and hide your desktop. While it is locked, the system keys and taskbar are disabled and the mouse cursor is trapped, unauthorized password entries are met with an audio alert and logged to disk. The only thing is available in this mode is a pop-up password-entry dialog with an input area for the password that restores your desktop to working condition. Access Lock enables you to lock your PC by two methods. The first one hides your desktop and shows a screen saver while the second one does not hide it allowing others to watch what happens there that is very useful when you would like to demonstrate something to people but do not want them to play with it. It also prevents unauthorized access on boot and allows people around to leave messages while the system is locked. You will find the program interface very easy to negotiate. Excellent online help is available.
Free download from Shareware Connection - Access Lock enables you to lock your desktop with a password by several methods, prevent unauthorized access on boot, log the attemps of breaking the lock, allow people around to leave messages while your system is locked.
Version: 3.303 | Size: 802 KB | Platform: Win2000, Win7 x32, Win7 x64, Windows Server, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, WinOther
Released Date: 27-01-2013 | Rating: 5 | Title: Access Lock
Author Url: http://www.softheap.com
Program Info Url: http://www.softheap.com/lock.html
Download Url: http://www.softheap.com/download/lock.zip
Screenshot Url: http://www.softheap.com/screens/locksht.gif
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