Locking a Windows 8 laptop is simple and requires just a few mouse clicks. Once your Windows 8 laptop is locked, you can unlock it by providing the correct password in the password field when prompted.
Here is how you can lock your Windows 8 laptop:
- Assuming that you are already logged in to your Windows 8 laptop.
- On the desktop screen, hover the mouse to the top-right corner or bottom-right corner of the interface.
- From the available Charms bar, click Start.
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- Once the Start screen comes up, click your username from the top-right corner of the interface.
- Click the Lock option from the displayed list to lock the laptop instantaneously.

Apart from the above procedure, you can also lock your Windows 8 laptop by pressing the Windows + R keys simultaneously on your keyboard. No matter which method you follow to lock your Windows 8 laptop, the process of unlocking the computer remains the same whatsoever.
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