Questions tagged [lock]
A generic term for placing a restriction of some sort. It could refer to placing a password-based or biometric protection over a device, a system or a set of data. It could also refer to placing read-only protection on certain configuration or data (like files). Questions using this tag can also be regarding the opposite action of unlocking.
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Why does Minecraft require an elevated command prompt to run despite admin permissions already being granted?
My son's Minecraft server is running as one of my Hyper-V Guest OS systems. It decided to have a meltdown this weekend. I was able to grab all of the data. However, I started having an interesting ...
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Why is thunderbird 115.4 signature is editable? [closed]
I linked an image for a signature in my thunderbird. It works. However, whenever you go to write a new email, my signature image is displayed at the bottom of the email but the image is editable. For ...
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How to get the timestamp for the system lock/unlock of ubuntu 22.04 with the user's inactivity time? (Not login/logout.)
I want to get the user's lock & unlock timestamp in a single script or command, as in "last" command I can see the user's name with system's login & logout timestamp. How can I get ...
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Can't unlock folders with "Any Folder Password Lock" software
I'm using a software called Any Folder Password Lock and it's not unlocking my folder anymore..
I tried to uninstall it but the folder is still locked and I'm pretty sure what password I use to lock ...
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Excel renames the range of cells when using auto format for the table, how do I make that renamed range absolute?
Not making the range ‘absolute’ yields incrementing results when copying the formula across cells:
I can create a table and a formula to count specific items that works:
=COUNTIFS(Table1[Name],"*&...
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Task Scheduler has been set to lock computer after logon. how to disable this? as the computer instantly locks after logon
I created a task schedule following this How to LOCK computer after 'x' amount of time right after log on
to lock on logon. but i didnt put a delay. now i cant login at all, as the computer ...
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Unable to restore "Acronis" image file of my System drive to Target drive due to activation of TPM 2.0 in my BIOS
I made the error of switching from "Discrete TPM 1.2 to Firmware TPM 2.0 in order to upgrade my Windows 10 Pro to W11. Foolishly I ignored the warning given by the BIOS configuration.
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Forbid mouse to go up to menu bar area?
As it doesn't seem possible to disable the menu bar or at least increase the delay to make it reappear if hidden.
I am wondering if there is a way to forbid the mouse cursor to go over that area at ...
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Specific programs crash when the computer is locked?
Due to a new policy, our GPO now locks every computer after 1 hour of being unattended. We have one specific computer which runs testing software that takes a long time, so we typically run it after ...
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Can dynamic lock use face recognition to verify user presence before autolocking?
I think Windows Operating System is using face recognition over the webcam in the background to detect when am using it and if this returns false then it auto locks the device. I just left it for less ...
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Locked and then accidentally orphaned folders. How do I get them back to visible and accessible?
I have done a stupid thing and need help getting bailed out. I installed a file/folder lock app "EaseUS LockMyFile" (Windows 11 Home). I locked a couple of folders but wasn't happy with the ...
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How can I lock files under 'proof-of-work' where unlocking them would not take very long?
In other words, a way to encrypt files, not with the main purpose of security, but with the purpose that it would take a longer commitment to access them. For example, it would require around 24hrs to ...
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How can I lock a guest user into a game environment?
Basically I'm looking to share my gaming PC with a friend but only in a way that would let him play my games without accessing any of my other files, parts of my OS / desktop environment
Windows 10 ...
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Make Windows PC blur my screen instead of showing the lock screen image when I lock it
Is it possible to make my Windows 10 PC show whatever is shown on my screen blurred at the lock screen?
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Find out which process has locked a file or folder in Windows Server 2016 in the past
Does Windows Server 2016 have any logging available for which process has locked a file in the past? For example, if a process is failing while trying to access a file because that file is locked by ...
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