[LEFT]Locking Windows Vista is a good way to secure your PC when you leave your computer for a while (especially in an office environment). Normally you can lock Vista by clicking on the padlock icon on the start menu or by pressing [B]WINDOWS KEY + L[/B]. However, you can easily add an icon to the desktop to perform this same task.[/LEFT] First, right click on the desktop and select [B]New[/B] then [B]Shortcut[/B]: [CENTER][ATTACH]178.vB[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Now, enter "[B]rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation[/B]" into the text box then click [B]Next[/B]: [CENTER][ATTACH]177.vB[/ATTACH][/CENTER] You can then enter a title for the icon and click [B]Finish[/B]: [CENTER][ATTACH]176.vB[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Your icon will now be placed on the desktop, and double clicking it will lock your PC: [CENTER][ATTACH]175.vB[/ATTACH][/CENTER]