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How to lock the Windows screen. How to enable wheel locking on a Niva? Instructions for earlier versions of Android

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I think that most of us are mobile phone(or tablet) has files and information that you don’t want to show ☺. There are a lot of ways to protect it, but one of the simplest and most reliable is to put a lock on the screen so that no one but you can turn on the phone (so that an Android phone can easily do this) .

Such protection, of course, will not protect you from professional hackers, but for most users this is not necessary. If you accidentally, say, forget your phone at work, then no one will be able to see your correspondence and photos. Which is basically what you need!

In this article, I will look at several ways to set up a screen lock on Android using various methods: pattern, PIN code, password and special utilities.

Note: I recommend choosing a password that you will not forget. No matter how funny it may be, more than once I have encountered such a situation that people forgot their passwords 1-2 minutes after they set them. Keep in mind that if you forget the password to unlock the screen, then in some cases it will be enough to enter the data from your Google account, and in some cases you will need to reset the phone to factory settings (and maybe even reflash it).

Graphic key

By default, the Android screen usually unlocks after simply swiping your finger across the screen (which will only protect you if the phone accidentally turns on, for example, in your pocket). Therefore, it is recommended to replace this method with a safer one...

The easiest way to protect yourself is to use a pattern key: the point is that you need to draw a small snake consisting of 4-9 dots with your finger. If you know this “snake”, then this is done easily and quickly. However, protection allows you to quite seriously protect your device from the curiosity of prying eyes.

For example: even a snake with 4 points has 1624 combinations, and with 9 - 140704. That is. choosing a combination using the selection method (when you don’t even know how many points) is very, very difficult.

To install this protection, you must:

Now, when you want to turn on your phone and look at the menu, first of all, you will need to unlock the screen by entering graphic key. Until you enter it, the phone will be blocked from prying eyes...

A PIN code is a type of password consisting of 4 digits. Many users trust numbers more than graphic snakes drawn on the screen. In addition, the PIN code is used everywhere, for example, on bank cards, on SIM cards, etc.

To set a PIN:

Note: Many people doubt the security of the PIN code, allegedly because it can be easily guessed. I can argue with them: in total, you need to check 10,000 combinations. You need to go through them manually, and after several incorrect attempts to enter the PIN code, Android will block password entry for 30 seconds. Those. theoretically, a curious person will have to sit on your phone for more than one day! If your phone is left unattended for such long term- I think more than one password will not help you...

Password

This is one of the most reliable lock screen protections. The password length can be from 4 to 17 characters, taking into account the fact that the characters can be both Latin and Cyrillic (large and small), plus numbers and special characters - all kinds of multi-million combinations are obtained. Even with the help of special software, finding a password is extremely difficult.

To set a password, you must also open the settings in the following path: "Security/Screen Lock/Password" . Next, enter the required password twice and select the option to show notifications. Setting the password is shown in the screenshot below.

Special Applications

Soft Lock Screen

Soft Lock Screen - screenshots of the application (from the developers)

The application allows you to easily and quickly turn on your smartphone screen lock, customize the wallpaper, select a screensaver, calendar, weather, etc. The application really surprises you with its bright colors and ease of use! If desired, the wallpaper on the screensaver will change automatically, new ones every day, delighting and surprising you.

Note: On some phones it is not possible (or problematic) to change the screensaver. This application allows you to fix this.

Peculiarities:

beautiful and user-friendly interface with HD wallpapers (by the way, all wallpapers have been tested by the program developers, so no junk will be shown!);
efficiency: part of the most required applications the developers have brought it to the lock screen (for example, you can quickly turn on the flashlight, notebook etc.);
security: you can set a password or pattern key to protect your smartphone (moreover, the key may contain photographs of people close to you, see photo above).

LOCKit

LOCKit- this program is designed specifically to protect personal data. In addition to directly locking the screen, it is possible to lock applications, photos, and contacts.

In addition to this, there is a phone anti-theft feature that helps you find your phone and catch the thief. By the way, such a thing as “Burglar Selfie” helps with this - a photo is automatically taken of the person who entered the wrong PIN code or drew a pattern.

Well, in addition, you can install HD wallpapers (beautiful and pleasing to the eye ☺).

In principle, there are a lot of such applications, each with its own pros/cons. I think it’s pointless to consider dozens (hundreds) of these applications within the framework of this article. Anyone who goes to the play market can try it experimentally and find an application to their liking.

What to do if you forgot your key/password?

I am not an expert in this, and I will give only the basic methods. By the way, I recommend looking for an unlocking option specifically for your phone model (perhaps there is an option much simpler than the universal ones offered by many authors).

1) Google account password

In the most harmless case, after entering the pattern key incorrectly (usually you need to enter 5 times), you should see a window asking you to enter data from your Google account.

Enter your data, and if the phone was able to connect to the network (for example, connected via Wi-Fi), then you can reset the password.

Note: such a window with the ability to recover a password does not always appear and not on all devices. Moreover, if the password was set using special applications.

2) HARD-Reset

This is a special reboot of the device, which will restore the system to factory settings. This deletes all user data: contacts, SMS, passwords, applications, etc. All this data cannot be restored, so I do not recommend rushing to this procedure.

Hard Reset is usually used as a last resort when errors, failures, or problems with entering the device occur when other methods do not work.

To help!

How to reset Android settings to factory settings (i.e. delete all data from your phone, tablet) -

3) Flashing the phone

The topic is quite specific; if you have never done this before, I recommend contacting a service center.

By the way, in some cases it is possible to enter the phone settings menu and disable the lock. To do this, wait for some notification to appear, for example, that accumulator battery is empty and needs to be recharged.

Despite this seemingly simple blocking, your phone is protected from most curious people (and you from unnecessary conversations, whispering behind your back, and gossip).

That, in fact, is all I wanted to say in this article.

IN Windows 10 appears when you turn on or off the computer lock screen, where notifications from various applications are displayed on a beautiful background. This is one of the few visual components that moved into the top ten of previous version systems. The lock screen does not provide any special functionality, so it can be disabled without any consequences for Windows. How to disable (enable) and change (customize) the lock screen, including through new feature"Windows: interesting" (Windows Spotlight) - read further after the button of the same name.

How to disable (enable) the lock screen inWindows 10

There are two ways to turn off the lock screen in Windows 10: Using the Local Group Policy Editor gpedit.msc and by editing the registry. We will go the second way, because... In some OS versions the policy editor is not available.

So, to turn off the lock screen, press the key combination " " and dial regedit → "OK" → in the Registry Editor, expand the chain HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization → in the last section create " DWORD value (32-bit)" under the name NoLockScreen and also through the right mouse button set the value to " 1 " (screenshot below). If the section Personalization If you don't have one, you'll have to create it manually.

To enable the lock screen, perform the above-described manipulations with the system registry by setting the parameter value NoLockScreen equal to " 0 " → "OK". The changes will take effect immediately, but to check the functionality of the option, click " Win +L"(change user or lock the system), or better yet, restart your PC.

Setting the lock screen inWindows 10

Beginning with Windows 8, the "OS" from Microsoft has learned to add your favorite images (background, photo) of nature, family and friends, plus create a looping slide show. To customize the lock screen via " Start" select " Options"→ next" Personalization" → "Lock screen". The current background will be shown on the right side of the window, while some of its options will appear as tiles below. You can replace "Photo" with any of the presented ones or with something of your own by clicking on " Review" to select from the entire collection of images. Additionally:

To show slides, tap the drop-down menu of the "Background" subcategory and stop at " Slide show" → select folders containing photos of the desired resolution (advanced settings are hidden under the link " Extra options slide show");
about the “Windows: interesting” mode (screenshot), which was released with the release of a batch update, read in detail in the third part of the presented review.

How to change the screen image (background) Windows locks Spotlight

After the announcement of the latest November update latest version"Windows" users now have the opportunity to see a lock screen in the style Windows Spotlight(“Windows: interesting”), “smart” lockscreen (eng. lockscreen), which is not limited to providing the usual information - time, date and reminders. Using machine learning algorithms, Spotlight shows you various apps that he thinks can improve your productivity. Using the same principle, and respecting the user’s taste, background images are selected and downloaded from Microsoft servers.

To open them with any graphical viewer (editor) / rename / delete / move to another folder, you need to:

open and enable the display of hidden elements on the "View" tab;
Paste the path into the address bar of Explorer C:\Users\ [Your_Account_Name]\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Assets → "Enter";

in folder Assets , by clicking on the file and the " key F2", rename all files as shown in the pre-final screenshot.

Now you know where the lock screen images are stored Windows 10 When you turn on the “Windows: Interesting” mode, all that’s left to do is to customize the system “for yourself,” according to personal preferences and taste.

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You can set your phone to turn off automatic screen locking in certain situations. In this case, the PIN code, pattern or password will only need to be entered once.

Important! Some of the steps listed in this article can only be performed on devices running Android 10 and later.

How to disable automatic blocking

When this feature is enabled on your device, a flashing circle appears around the lock icon at the bottom of the lock screen. This means the phone is unlocked.

To lock your phone, touch and hold the lock icon.

How to disable Smart Lock

What are the blocking options?

Note. The walking rhythm is detected using accelerometer data. They are saved on your phone when the feature is enabled and deleted when you disable it.

How to add a home address

Open the Smart Lock menu and tap Safe places.
Click House.
Follow the instructions on the screen.

How to remove a home address

How to change your home address

How to disable automatic blocking when connected to a trusted device

You can set your phone to stay unlocked longer when connected to a trusted device (such as a Bluetooth watch or speaker system car). Before this, the phone will need to be unlocked.

How to add a Bluetooth device

Important! You must ensure a secure connection to a trusted Bluetooth device.

It is possible that an attacker will be able to fake the Bluetooth signal of a trusted device and remove the blocking.

If your phone cannot determine whether the connection is secure, you will receive a notification about this. You may need to manually unlock your phone.

Radius bluetooth actions depends on the phone model, the connected Bluetooth device and environmental conditions and can be up to 100 meters. If someone else takes your unlocked phone within range of a trusted device, they could gain access to your data.

Instructions for earlier versions of Android

If you are using Android 9 or earlier, you will be able to find these settings on your device.

Voice recognition ("Ok Google" command)

This feature allows you to perform various actions and open websites using the "Ok Google" command. If your phone recognizes your voice, you won't need to unlock it manually.

To ensure that the locking mechanism lasts for a long time, use the following rules:

It is necessary to switch the transfer case when the Niva does not move.
The differential can also be engaged while the vehicle is moving.
To ensure efficient and long-term operation of the device, it is advisable for the Niva driver to turn on the lock from time to time. Once a week in winter is enough.

Where is the lever responsible for switching located? Pay attention to the area between the wings located in front, there are 2 levers there. One makes it possible to change gears at the gearbox, the other successfully controls the transfer case.

The basis of the transfer case is a gearbox, which includes 2 stages. The control lever comes directly from it, you can move it forward and backward - this is how the gear is changed on the Niva. The direction of movement of the lever to the left and right allows you to activate the differential lock and vice versa to disable it.

Why is downshift needed?

It is difficult to imagine a transfer case without the main functional component - a reduction gearbox. Positioning the lever in the rear direction reduces the transfer case value to 1.2.

By fixing the lever at the front, the gear ratio can be increased to 2.1. The lever in neutral indicates gear ratio 0.

To use the lock installed on the Niva effectively, use the following recommendations from experts:

Moving along the road surface good quality, install the front transfer handle at the front and the rear handle at the rear.
The front handle is moved back if the road becomes slippery. Once the slippery area has been passed, switch the levers to normal mode.
If the Niva is stopped, the lock may not engage when the clutch is depressed. This occurs due to the alignment of the teeth with the gear teeth. What should you do in this case? Moving as if on a turn, engage the lock. The differential will turn and the gear teeth will come closer to the teeth. If turning off is difficult, do it while the vehicle is moving, maintaining a minimum speed and squeezing the clutch.

How the cross-axle differential lock works on a Niva is clearly shown in the video:

If you leave the computer and do not want anyone to use it in your absence, then only a screen lock with a mandatory password request after waking up can guarantee this.

Train yourself to press a key combination Win+L or select the menu item " Start/Shutdown/Lock"and you will know that neither your work colleagues nor your family will be able to use the computer without permission and accidentally or intentionally change anything in your documents. But to be absolutely sure, set up an automatic screen lock as well.

Since Windows 95 and in all subsequent versions, including Windows XP, automatic blocking has been configured in the desktop properties, which, in my opinion, was very logical and convenient. However, when I set out to configure this in Windows 7, I was surprised to find that this setting was not in its usual place. Moreover, I was never able to find it on my own. I had to Google it. But even with the help of Google, I didn’t find it right away. And then, more and more wonderfully: it turns out in some (more expensive) Windows versions 7, the auto-lock setting is relatively easy to find - if you know where to look. And in cheaper versions of Windows 7, there is only one way to get to it! And maybe I'm too old for this operating system, but this method would never have occurred to me. So…

Setting up automatic screen lock in Windows 7

Opening the control panel(“Start / Control Panel”) and in search bar in the upper right corner enter the magic word “screensaver”. However, you can try to enter the word “password” or “blocking” there... But the word “blocking” will not find anything good for you.

Then select any of the links "Changing the screen saver", "Enable or disable the screen saver", "Setting the Screen Saver Password", “Blocking a computer left unattended”- in any case, you will end up in the same window. Where you can select the screensaver option; set a time interval - the screensaver will turn on if no one uses the computer during this time; and check the box "Start at the login screen", which will enable the password request we require.