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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When System PID 4 is locking a file or folder, How can I determine what program/process/service is locking it without guesswork?
(This question is not a duplicate of Find out which process is locking a file or folder in Windows I am asking specifically about when PID-4 is locking it (besides the fact that i'm saying without ...
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lock screen & session suspension in Debian Jessie
I just read of an issue that seemed similar to mine, and as I cannot comment yet and my problem is different I will ask my question outright. the similar issue can be found here:
Suspend does not ...
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How to lock Windows 10 screen without turn off?
Is it possible to lock screen without screen turn off? For example, here is my settings:
I wanna automatically lock screen after 5 minutes, but display should not off (only after 30 minutes).
I ...
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Excel Lock File - Why can i copy it, but not open it?
If i have an Excel file SomeFile.xlsx open, a file is created ~SomeFile.xlsx that contains the name of the user who has opened/locked the Excel file. I can't directly open the file in Notepad, but I ...
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Is processes terminated when a user locks their account on Windows 10?
So let's say a user is downloading large files where he's going to leave the computer downloading in his office. Will the processes be terminated or paused (not just download but any possible running ...
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How to find out which file or folder is being locked by process in Windows OS? [duplicate]
Once in a while, I run the task manager and see several processes with the same name (e.g. comskip) running at the same time in the background while looping or using most of computation power (because ...
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gpgv: can't allocate lock for '~/.gnupg/trustedkeys.gpg' after importing keys
I'm currently trying to set up a small (partial) ubuntu mirror.
Doing this, I stumbled across gpgv. And as I need gpgv for verifying the signatures of the mirror files, I tried importing the ubuntu ...
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Locking applications z-order on Windows 10
Is there a way to lock the ordering of multiple windows even if one is focused?
I have six windows in which I only need to interact with the right edge and would like the layering to be preserved ...
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Windows 10 - Ask for a password when the display is off
I want the computer to require to enter a password after, say, 5 minutes but I don't want to put it to sleep. I was able to do it in Windows 7 but I couldn't figure out in Windows 10. Is it possible?
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How do I lock out all PC activity depending on time?
I'd like to enforce a curfew, say 11 PM, and stop a kid from using the PC after that, locking the user out of all activity unless a password is given until morning.
Is there some way to do this in ...
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Computer freezing when accessing network files [closed]
Whenever any application on my computer tries to reach out to files that are on my companies network drive [i.e. not on my computer], it locks up and crashes. This can be as simple as opening up a ...
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How to automatically lock Dropbox files to prevent multiple users from working simultaneously?
We use Dropbox to sync files we're working on between multiple computers. Is there a way to automatically lock a synced file on other computers when one user opens it for editing, so it's impossible ...
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How do I lock a window from closing?
I’m great with computers, but I can’t seem to find a way to keep a window from being closed. I want to be able to open chrome, and keep it open, so that when someone tries to close out of it, it won’t ...
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Caps and Num Lock Notifications in Windows 10
A few months ago I bought a Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic keyboard. It installed some Microsoft proprietary software for itself that automatically set a notification to appear in the bottom right-hand ...
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How to turn off display but not lock the screen in Windows 2012 R2
For various reasons I want my server to:
Automatically turn off the display after 10 minutes of inactivity.
Never go into sleep mode.
Never lock the screen automatically.
So, if I were to leave my ...
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Disable Acer's Auto-Rotate Lock Toggle In Windows 8
I have an Acer Aspire R7, and I'm happy enough with it except for the way Acer handles the Auto-Rotate Lock.
Auto-Rotate in Windows 8
Normally in Windows 8 if you rotate the physical screen, a sensor ...
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One CPU core stuck at 100% doing kernel stuff
A few days ago I started experiencing a weird issue - one core was stuck at 100% doing some kernel stuff. This problem is NOT OS specific: it occurs in Windows 7 (including Safe Mode), Ubuntu 12.04 ...
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How can i download a file from virustotal for free? [closed]
I want to download a file from virustotal.com
https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/655bde7f3c270b7b06e6c3dbba5c041727aec5389339f71b3ca73f80316212f9/analysis/
http://processchecker.com/file/LidLock.exe....
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How to lock Windows 7 computer automatically instead of sleeping? [duplicate]
After a set time period I'd like to have my computer lock. I do not want the computer to go into any kind of power saving mode, I'd just like it to lock the screen.
Which setting must I configure?
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Auto Lock Windows 10 on Hibernate
Does anyone know if it is possible to auto lock your computer when you put the machine into Hibernate. I know I can lock the computer first then hibernate it but I am wondering if it is possible to do ...
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How can I set a pass code in Ricoh MP C2004ex?
There is a multi-functional printer (Ricoh MP C2004ex) in my office and I want to set a pass code (number lock) to it. Earlier there was another printer (Ricoh Aficio MP C2030) and it was set in such ...
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Making sure my desktop is locked when it goes into sleep mode
Is there a way to install some kind of a hook that'd make sure xlock or a similar program is called before my laptop goes to sleep, regardless of the origin of the request (calling pm-suspend from a ...
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How to switch user while still seeing the running applications in Windows 10
The usecase is, to switch the user during a shift change while still seeing the critical application running on the screen. OS W10.
Is there any possible/ imaginable way to achieve this?
Not speaking ...
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Unhiding/Unlocking Files Locked By File Locker Shell For NTFS
I locked an important folder with "locker for NTFS" from sourceforge, but now that it is hidden and locked, the unlocking doesn't work. I have tried using cmd and looked for some tutorials but none ...
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Is i3lock saving information about failed unlocking attempts?
My version of i3lock is 2.7 (2015-05-20). I checked the manpage and there is -f option to show the number of failed unlocking attempts:
-f, --show-failed-attempts
Show the number of ...
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I get a lock file like this, but don't know what does it do?
when I open a file , and the program creates this file, what does this lock file do ? is it a prevention from simultaneous run ?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<LockFile>
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Win7 unlock & logout after x minutes
I have been asked to investigate some functionality for a number of shared PCs running Win7 on a local network. Basically people are logging on to the PCs and locking them in the morning and walking ...
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Lock fillable pdf form
So i got this pdf file to fill out. I wanna export it to a normal, non-fillable pdf using Acrobat Reader. I cant manage to do it. I tried printing it and select export to pdf in printer setup, however,...
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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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Is there a way to protect only some cells from re-formatting?
I have a .xlsm file that users input information to in unprotected cells. Users need to be able to add as many rows as necessary and to reformat the cells the added. However, I do not want them to ...
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