WinLock User`s Manual - Crystal Office Systems
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3. disables logging e Log only writes event to log file e Notify only sends notification to remote administrator e Log and notify sends remote notification and saves event to log Click on the check box to enable or disable logging for the specified event If the check box is checked then the event will be logged Note logging feature doesn t monitor console applications File created a new file was created or website opened in Internet Explorer e File changed an existing file was changed e File renamed an existing file was renamed e File deleted an existing file was deleted Note files that are sent to the Recycle Bin are excluded from logging on some operating systems e Folder created a new folder was created e Folder renamed an existing folder was renamed e Folder deleted an existing folder was deleted e Folder updated an existing folder content was updated e Folder shared an existing folder was shared e Folder unshared an existing folder was unshared e Media inserted a new media was inserted into the drive e Media removed a existing media was removed from the drive 36 e WinLock started WinLock was started this event also logs the name of the current user e Status changed WinLock was enabled disabled shutdowned or the active session has been closed e Computer locked the access to computer was locked by WinLock e Website blocked the restricted website was block
4. folders etc e Internet restrictions e Controlling how long others can use your computer e Monitoring the changes to the Windows shell e Remote administration The main window of WinLock looks like the following CJ WinLock Professional o 8 User Account Control UAC options for Windows Vista and higher 7 Change UAC settings User Account Control m Y Enable User Account Control System Eri Enable Safe Desktop mode Security Explorer and Windows UAC prompts for standard users Prompt for credentials S Start Menu and Taskbar UAC prompts for administrators Prompt foe consent Desktop Mouse and Keyboard Drives 6 jeer Account Control Oo ls 19 Numbers in this picture show the main parts of the program 1 Main menu 2 Shortcut bar 3 Application area The Shortcut bar displays folders General System Internet Access and Timer Clicking on a folder makes that folder active and displays the icons it contains Selecting an icon changes the page displayed in the application area 20 Launch WinLock First of all a word of warning WinLock is a powerful tool and should be used responsibly Using it thoughtlessly you can inadvertently make your computer inaccessible For example it is very easy with WinLock to prevent access to the desktop and make Windows start with a blank screen after you reboot 2 3 27PM To launch WinLock click Start button then
5. remove Windows Explorer main menu or ribbon Hide Folder Options menu removes the Folder Options item from all Windows Explorer menus Disable context menu select this check box to disable Explorer right click context menu Hide search button removes search button from Windows Explorer under Windows 2000 and XP or removes search and task view from Windows 10 task bar Disable Map Disconnect select this check box to remove the Map Network Drive and Disconnect Network Drive options Disable Address and Search bar disables Explorer Address bar and Instant Search box available in Windows Vista and higher Disable preview pane disables the preview pane in Open dialogs Available in Windows Vista and higher Disable Close command disables the ability to close windows Disable Move command disables the ability to move windows Disable Resize command disables the ability to resize windows Disable Restore command disables the ability to restore windows Disable Maximize command disables the ability to maximize windows Disable Minimize command disables the ability to minimize windows Disable main menu prevents user from being able to open main and window menus may not work with some programs 42 Start menu and Taskbar Click on the check box to show or hide Start menu items If the check box is checked the corresponding menu item will be shown in Start menu If the check box is unchecked the correspondi
6. resize the taskbar Disable Start screen disables Windows 8 Start screen Disable Action Center disables Windows 10 Action Center 43 Disable edge panels disables hot corners and popup edge panels in Windows 8 44 Desktop Block desktop select this check box to hide all desktop icons and shortcuts Disable Active Desktop select this check box to disable Active Desktop and prevent users from enabling it Read only desktop icons select this check box to disable the ability to rename desktop icons in place To completely disable desktop icons modification use this option in combination with Disable Explorer context menu Disable HTML wallpaper permits only bitmap images for wallpaper Disable changing wallpaper disables all options on the Background tab of Display in Control Panel As a result users cannot add or change the background design of the desktop Hide Recycle Bin removes the Recycle Bin icon from the desktop You must restart your computer to make effect Hide Network removes the Network icon from the desktop 45 Mouse and Keyboard Hot keys Click on the check box to enable or disable the specified system wide hot key such as Alt Esc Alt Tab Ctrl Esc etc If the box is checked then the corresponding hot key will be blocked Click Disable All to block all hot keys or Enable All to enable Tip you cannot disable Alt Ctrl Del directly However you can disable all items under Alt Ct
7. F Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer Users for this computer Administrator Administrators Guezt Guests Enr 14 e n User Properties dialog select Group Membership tab and add this user to administrators group HHMIC CCUFDAAF YO Restricted User Properties General Group Membership What level of access do you want to grant this user Standard user Power Users Group Users can modify the computer and install programs but cannot read files that belong to other users Restricted user Users Group Users can operate the computer and save documents changes to the system files and settings Administrators hd Administrators have complete and unrestricted access to the e Log on under Restricted User and run WinLock e Log on as Administrator and select limited account type for Restricted User account 15 Remote Administrator WinLock Remote Administrator the centralized remote management solution It helps quickly configure remote WinLock clients via network lock remote workstations and apply security profiles by means of easy to use interface Being a client server application Remote Administrator allows the administrator to control the network installations of WinLock without leaving the computer By means of this tool administrators can manage WinLock settings enable or disable each copy of WinLock separately send pop up messages and much more With comprehensive encryp
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9. WinLock User s Manual Copyright Crystal Office Systems All rights reserved www crystaloffice com Windows is a registered trademark owned by Microsoft Corporation All other mentioned trademarks can be registered trademarks of their respective owners THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED AS IS THERE ARE NO EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED OBLIGATIONS CONFIRMATIONS OR WARRANTIES INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO SOFTWARE MARKETABILITY AND SUITABILITY FOR ANY SPECIFIC PURPOSES TO THE DEGREE OF SUCH LIMITED LIABILITY APPLICABLE BY LAW License for use and distribution WinLock is distributed as try before you buy This means 1 All rights to WinLock are exclusively owned by the author Crystal Office Systems Anyone may use this software during a test period of 30 days Following this test period of 30 days or less if you wish to continue to use WinLock you should purchase a license Once registered the user is granted a non exclusive license to use WinLock on as many computers as defined by the licensing terms according to the number of licenses purchased for any legal purpose The registered WinLock software may not be rented or leased but may be permanently transferred if the person receiving it agrees to terms of this license If the software is an update the transfer must include the update and all previous versions The WinLock evaluation version may be freely distributed with exceptions noted below provided the distribution pac
10. and run WinLock Finally you can remove this account from administrators group Alternatively under General Protection click Fix button to adjust the access permissions automatically works in Windows XP and higher User Account Control should be turned on If you are using Windows XP administrator s password should not be blank If you don t see the Fix button there is no need to configure the account Or download Account Configuration utility from our website Select account under Account and click Proceed Command line usage aconfig exe username or aconfig exe all users Later you can apply the active settings to any user using Profile Apply Windows XP e Make sure you are logged on as administrator e Shutdown WinLock e Open Control Panel and click Users Accounts e Click Change an account and select Restricted User Pick a task g Change an account e Create a new account 3 Change the way users log on or off or pick an account to change Administrator i Restricted user Computer adrministr abor Limited account Password protected Password protected e Click Change the account type and select Computer administrator 12 Pick a new account type for Restricted user e Logon under Restricted User and run WinLock e Log on under Administrator account and select limited account type for Restricted User account Windows Vista Windows 7 and Windows 8 e Make sure you are logged on as admini
11. ange of Windows platforms From Windows 2000 to Windows 8 with all service packs and hotfixes all are supported by WinLock e WinLock is widely used Hundreds of thousands of copies of WinLock have been downloaded by computer users from virtually all countries of the world e WinLock will save you hours of learning time You don t have to learn how to use the Group Policies user groups Access Control Lists privileges and other built in security features of Windows because WinLock does the hard work for you its visual and intuitive user interface lets you manage the restrictions with ease e WinLock is widely used Hundreds of thousands of copies of WinLock have been downloaded by computer users from virtually all countries of the world e WinLock is not a toy WinLock is used by large corporations and small businesses schools and police departments universities and correctional facilities libraries and hospitals to name a few e WinLock is extensible You can fine tune the access rules by creating appropriate security profiles e WinLock is actively maintained Since its first release we ve been continuously extending enhancing and improving WinLock System requirements e Any PC computer running Windows 2000 and higher e At least 9 MB of free space on the hard disk e A TCP IP capable network for remote administration Feature comparison for Windows editions Some features and commands are available only on c
12. but do not want to disable the Task Manager itself add Task Manager Warning into the blocked windows list e Open WinLock main window and select Access Windows section e Add Task Manager Warning into the blocked windows 62 Desktop icons protection If you want to protect desktop icons but do not want to hide them you can use Lock Files feature e Open Access Files section e Click Browse button e Select Desktop folder and add all Ink files into the blocked files list e Select gray mark at the left of each file to allow read only access 63 Kiosk mode Kiosk mode allows the use of the one specific application while disabling access to other programs and system resources To enable kiosk mode e Add shortcut to the application into Start Programs Startup folder e n main menu click Profile Import e Select kiosk wlp profile e Enable WinLock 64 Command line parameters WinLock accepts the following optional command line parameters open opens WinLock enable lt password gt enables protection disable lt password gt disables protection password lt password gt lt new password gt changes WinLock password Cp lt password gt creates new WinLock password Use this command to create password right after installation lock password locks the computer shutdown password shutdowns WinLock showicon restores the tray icon profile profile file name gt pa
13. ed e Executable blocked the disabled executable was blocked e Application blocked the disabled window was closed e User logged an user has been logged on using fast user switching or the active session has been closed Click Select All or Select None to enable or disable logging of all events Click View Log to view events log Limit logging Select Limit logging to set the limit on events to be logged For example if user deletes 500 files and limit is 10 events only first 10 files will be logged This is useful when you don t need to know every file that was deleted only that one or more files was in fact deleted This is useful when you don t need to know every file that was deleted only that one or more files was in fact deleted File size Specified the maximum size in kilobytes to which log file can grow 37 Remote Administration This page provides access to WinLock Remote Administrator connection properties WinLock Remote Administrator the network security solution for TCP IP networks A new security application that will make networks safer and administrators life easier Remote Administrator provides remote configuration of WinLock and WinLock Professional clients by means of a comfortable and easy to use interface WinLock Remote Administrator enables the administrator to control the network installations of WinLock without leaving the computer By means of a fast and secure communication technology ad
14. eral click Settings enter password in Password and re enter this password in Confirm password Then click OK Letters in password must be typed using the correct case Make sure that Caps Lock is not accidentally on REMEMBER THIS PASSWORD You will be unable to configure or shutdown WinLock without it 24 Pause protection e Pause for the specified time mode of resuming the protection which automatically enables protection in the specified time interval e Pause until reboot mode which enables the protection after reboot of the operating system e Disable protection enables protection only if you decide to resume it 25 Shutdown To shutdown WinLock right click on the WinLock tray icon and click Shutdown Or open main window and click Shutdown in Protection menu in this case you will be able to select the shutdown options e Shutdown WinLock disables all forms of WinLock protection and unloads it from memory e Shutdown Windows ends your session and shutdown Windows so that you can safely turn off power e Restart Windows ends your session shutdown Windows and starts Windows again e Logoff current user ends your session leaving the computer running on full power 26 Guest password Guest password allows users to unlock the system locked by WinLock without entering the master password Guest password can t be used to shutdown WinLock or change protection settings Select One time password to reset
15. eriod of time once in a day Do not attempt to adjust system date and time while this mode is active Otherwise the PC will be locked It is also recommended to disable Internet time synchronization option Note this option is unavailable in time range mode 58 Unlock prompt specifies how long WinLock shows the unlock dialog that prompts for the correct password on the startup Block attempts to reenter the password select to disable the ability to enter the password more than once This prevents brute force password cracking Tip to lock the computer immediately in Protection menu select Lock 59 Chapter 5 Tips and features Disable file download To disable the ability to download files from websites add File Download dialog into the blocked windows list e Open WinLock main window and select Access Windows section e Add File Download caption into the blocked windows list Tip in WinLock Professional use Disable file download option 60 Block Web browser The best way to block Web browser is to add its executable file into the blocked files list e Open WinLock main window and select Access Files section e Add the full path to Web browser executable file into the locked files list For example c Program Files I nternet Exploren iexplore exe or c Program Files Opera Opera exe 61 Disable the End Process command If you want to disable the ability to end processes from Windows Task Manager
16. he elevation prompt for standard users and administrators e None elevate privileges automatically without prompt e Prompt for credentials an operation that requires elevation of privilege will prompt the user to enter an administrative user name and password e Prompt for consent an operation that requires elevation of privilege will prompt the user to select either permit or deny 48 Internet Explorer This page includes a group of options that control Internet Explorer restrictions Disable New command disables New Window command on File menu Disable Open command disables Open command on File menu Disable Save command disables Save and Save As on the File menu Disable Save As dialog prevents user from being able to select download folder by not displaying the Save As dialog box when a file is downloaded Disable Close command prevents user from being able to close Internet Explorer Disable printing removes Print and Print Preview from the File menu Disable Find Files disables the Find Files command Disable file download disables the ability to download files Disable Full Screen mode disables the Full Screen option Disable Windows 8 tiles always open the desktop version of Internet Explorer Windows 8 only Disable View Source command disables the ability to view the page source Hide Favorites hides Favorites menu and disables adding to adding to favorites or organizing favorites
17. iority improves the protection but may slightly slow down the computer If you do not use System Monitoring or Block Windows feature you can select Low priority 33 Language selects the program language Properties hot key select the hot key that opens WinLock main window Protection hot key select the hot key that enables or disables WinLock protection Tip to setup a hot key click in the hot key box and press the desired keys the box will update with the names of the keys you wish to use 34 Notifications Controls notification messages appearance Notification when application or site is blocked this warning message will be displayed each time application of website is blocked Notify on startup when timer is turned on WinLock shows Time remaining messages on the system startup Show timer notification displays notification messages before shutting down the system Fade effect controls the fade in animation of notification messages Show notifications as balloon hints select this check box to display notifications as pop up balloon hints instead of notification messages Sounds Various sound effects Sound will be played even if the corresponding visual notification is disabled 35 Logging Logging feature monitors changes to the Windows shell writes these changes to the log file and optionally sends notifications to remote administrator The following modes are available e Disabled
18. kage is not modified To register you must complete the online registration form and pay registration fee WINLOCK IS DISTRIBUTED AS IS NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED YOU USE AT YOUR OWN RISK THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS DAMAGES LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF LOSS WHILE USING OR MISUSING THIS SOFTWARE You may not use copy emulate clone rent lease sell modify decompile disassemble otherwise reverse engineer or transfer the licensed program or any subset of the licensed program except as provided for in this agreement Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license and may result in criminal and or civil prosecution All rights not expressly granted here are reserved by Crystal Office Systems Installing and using WinLock signifies acceptance of these terms and conditions of the license If you do not agree with the terms of this license you must remove WinLock files from your storage devices and cease to use the product Contents Chapter 1 ntroduction 50e and pattes seen arnda 5 About WIN OCK cue a AA a e ab a i d eb i e dns 5 CUACCUI iii nadia 7 Why a OE RS stadt estu laete utum om 8 System requirements x usce iaa 9 Feature comparison for Windows editions 10 Chapter 2 BasiCcs 2 nin ed ete ere Eoda a Ema Lco ads das tn Do YO non agenda tds MEER led 11 Installing WINLOCK ea t eor den tle tas ase a
19. ktop Control Panel Safe Mode and more e Parental control control how long your children can use the computer e Restrict Start Menu hide the selective Start menu items block context menus e Control Internet access allow access only to the trusted sites only and block all others e Software filter block access to the downloaders games messaging clients or CD burners e Kiosk mode lockdown security for ATMs terminals and public access computers companies schools hotels public agencies e Installation blocker prevent users from installing the software e Hide drives hide your system and network drives in Windows Explorer e Window blocking block virtually any application or any part of it window popup message dialog box e Logging monitor changes to the Windows shell and writes these changes to the log file and more to explore and use Why choose WinLock e WinLock is suitable for a wide range of computer security tasks You can stop other users of your computer from peeking into your personal files You can allow specific users to run a program while denying it to others You can allow users to store their documents on removable drives while preventing them from using unauthorized programs on those drives e WinLock is easy to use WinLock sports one of the most intuitive user interfaces that makes it easy to use by both novice users and computer professionals WinLock runs on a wide r
20. ministrators can manage WinLock settings enable or disable each copy of WinLock separately send pop up messages take remote desktop screenshots and much more e Enable remote administration select to enable remote control of this copy of WinLock e Port identifies the port number used by WinLock Remote Administrator for connection to this computer The port number must be identical to the value that was entered in the Remote Administrator s host list e Use alternative password to gain the access to the remote host Remote Administrator sends the access password with each command Clear this check box if you want to use master password for remote control otherwise enable this option and enter an alternative password in Password e Accept commands from specified address only select this check box if you want to enable remote control from specified computer only otherwise WinLock can be controlled from any network computer e Remote address name or IP address of remote administration server Note WinLock uses port 4000 for remote notifications so this port should not be blocked by firewall software 38 Security This page provides access to the system security options General Here you can adjust general security options Disable Registry Editor disables the Windows Registry Editors regedt32 exe and regedit exe Disable Display Properties prevents Display in Control Panel from running Disable Windows U
21. ne without opening configuration window For example run winlock exe profile internet wlp lt password gt note that WinLock should be already loaded to automatically apply internet wlp profile To apply the profile to the other user click Profile button and select Apply 30 WinLock comes with a number of profiles ready for you to use These predefined profiles located in Profiles folder and optimized for a particular purpose defined by the profile name dialogs wlp blocks system dialogs games wlp blocks default games install wlp disables software installation internet wlp stops internet related applications kiosk wlp turns on kiosk mode This mode allows the use of the one specific application while disabling access to other programs and system resources The shortcut to this application should be added into Start Programs Startup folder media wlp disables multimedia applications usage msg wlp avoid users from running common instant messengers p2p wlp avoid users from running common file sharing peer2peer applications system wlp restricts access to system settings 31 Protection This page allows you to configure protection options Users Enable protection clear this check box to temporarily suspend all forms of WinLock protection Password here you can enter or change WinLock password It is not recommended to use as a password anything that is easy to guess for instance surnames names da
22. ng menu item will be removed from Start menu Hide recent programs removes frequent programs list from the Start menu Hide all programs removes the More Programs list from the Start menu Hide user name remove user name from Start menu Windows XP only Disable drag and drop disables drag and drop on the Start menu Disable Start menu hides Start menu but retains the access to Start button right click menu Windows 10 only Disable Start screen disables Windows 8 Start screen Disable Start button hides the Start button Hide Switch bar select this check box to hide the portion of the taskbar where you find all the buttons of active applications Lock taskbar restricts users from making any changes to taskbar position Hide taskbar select to hide the entire taskbar including Switch bar system tray and Clock The Auto hide the task bar option in taskbar properties should be turned off Hide tray items select to hide the system tray icons Hide tray context menu removes the context menus for the tray including the Start button Selection bar and clock Disable taskbar customization this option will lock the option of pressing the Property from the mouse right click on the taskbar Lock taskbar s toolbars prevents users from adding dragging dropping and closing the taskbar s toolbars Disable taskbar redock prevents users from moving the taskbar Disable taskbar resize disables the ability to
23. omputers running the Windows Vista and higher The following table summarizes the main differences in operation of WinLock under different editions of Windows Feire Windows 2000 and Windows Vista Windows 8 and XP and 7 higher Disable preview pane Y Y Disable New Shortcut wizard Y Y Disable Address and Search bar Y Y UAC settings Y Y Disable Start screen Y Disable edge panels Y Disable Windows 8 tiles Y 10 Chapter 2 Basics Installing WinLock If you already have a previous version of WinLock running on your computer you should shutdown it before installing the upgrade To install WinLock e Log on as administrator e Follow the prompts to complete installation e Use silent command line parameter to install in silent mode e Althrough you can change destination folder during setup it is highly recommended to install WinLock into default location under Program Files folder Note at this point WinLock although installed in no way affects the operation of your computer To enable the protection you must run WinLock and use its commands to specify how exactly you want your computer to be protected 11 Configuring user accounts If you are working in a multi user environment and want to use WinLock under new restricted user account you need to configure system access permissions To do this you should move this user account to administrators group then log on under this account
24. ou ll find the newer version of WinLock there If you still have a problems with WinLock or if you have questions or comments please e mail to support crystaloffice com Make sure that your message contains a valid return address In particular be sure to remove the anti spamming parts if any from your return address When reporting problems please include the following information e Which OS are you running e WinLock version see the About dialog e Description of the problem as much detail as possible so we can duplicate the problem We ll try to help you as fast as possible usually in one or two business days Feedback We welcome your opinion about our software Your feedback is important to us in order to get an idea of how to make our software a better product for you So if you have a grand idea for a new feature or a better way of doing something please drop us a note Please visit the WinLock home page to download the latest version and find out more about our software 67
25. pdate select this check box to prevent users from connecting to the Windows Update website and remove the Windows Update hyperlink from the Start Menu and from the Tools menu in Internet Explorer Disable programs on Settings menu prevents Control Panel Printers and Network and Dial up Connections from running and removes the corresponding menu items from Start menu Disable New Shortcut wizard disables the ability to create new shortcuts in Windows Vista and higher Disable shortcuts locks shortcuts Don t save settings on exit prevents users from saving certain changes to the desktop Users can change the desktop but some changes such as the positions of open windows and the size and position of the taskbar are not saved when users log off 39 Advanced An extra security options Disable Task Manager disables the ability to start Task Manager to view processes applications running and make changes to the priority or state of the individual processes Disable Control Panel prevents Control Panel from running Disable Lock Computer prevents users from locking the system Disable safe mode disables the ability to boot in safe mode Safe mode is a special diagnostic mode of Windows which you can use to troubleshoot problems with your computer When you reboot your computer in the safe mode only the core Windows components are loaded and activated We DO NOT recommend enabling this option because you may no
26. rd e Select whether you want to delete the source file after encryption e Click the Next button to encrypt the file e Your file is now encrypted and can be decrypted only by those who possess the password for that particular file To decrypt previously encrypted file you will have to do the following e Select Decrypt a file e Enter the name of the file that you want to decrypt e Enter the password in Password e Select whether you want to delete the source file after decryption e Click the Next button to decrypt the file 29 Chapter 4 Settings Configure WinLock Normally WinLock is displayed as an icon near the system clock Right click on the WinLock tray icon and click Open WinLock You will be prompted for the password To adjust various WinLock settings select an icon in the Shortcut bar The corresponding page will be displayed in the Application area that takes up the main portion of the window area Note if you are using WinLock first time you will not be asking for the password The Shortcut bar displays folders General System Internet Access and Timer Profiles You may save WinLock settings to a file and open them later using the appropriate command in Profile menu Using the profiles lets you to switch between different protection schemes easily If you want to save current password in the saved profile select Save Password in Settings Also profiles can be loaded on the fly from the command li
27. rl Del screen Lock Computer Change Password Fast User Switching Log off and Task manager This will make this hot key useless Tip to disable Flip 3D Windows Tab key feature in Windows Vista and 7 use Disable Windows key option Mouse Click on the check box to enable or disable the specified mouse button Click Disable All to block all buttons or Enable All to enable them Note you will be able to use mouse buttons in the system tray in order to access WinLock tray icon unless Hide tray icon option is turned on 46 Drives General Click on the check box to enable or disable the display of the drive in My Computer and Explorer If the check box is checked then the drive will be shown in My Computer and Explorer if the drive exists on the computer If the check box is unchecked then the drive will be removed from My Computer and Explorer e Click Hide All or Show All to hide or show all system drives Removable storage e Block access to removable storage select to block removable storage devices CD ROMs USB Drives etc 47 User Account Control This page provides access to Windows Vista Windows 7 and Windows 8 User Account Control settings e Enable User Account Control enables User Account Control e Enable Safe Desktop mode this setting determines whether the elevation request will prompt on the interactive users desktop or the Secure Desktop UAC Prompts This setting determines the behavior of t
28. rovides access to the Lock Files feature This feature is similar to restricted executables except it can lock any file but not only applications Blocked files can t be opened for viewing or editing Click Add button and enter file name in File Or you can drop the selected files from Explorer onto the locked files list Also you can use this feature to block any selected application For example if you want to disable the ability to open Internet Explorer add the full path to its executable file c Program Files Internet Exploren iexplore exe into the locked files list Check mark at the left of the file name controls file protection mode e Select the check mark to lock the file e Remove the check mark from a file name to prevent the file from being locked e Select Read only access to allow read only access to the file 56 Folders This page provides access to the Lock Folders feature You can select folders you want to disable These folders can t be opened renamed or deleted Click Add button and enter folder name in Folder Or you can drop the selected folders from Explorer onto the locked folders list Select Allow read only access to folder to retain the read only access to the folder Note you can t lock folder if it is already opened by other application Tip you can disable the access to the entire disk For example if want to disable the access to drive D add D string to the locked folders list This will pre
29. s Use this page to list the only executables that may be accessed All other executables except Windows core components will be unavailable Tip you can use and wildcards A question mark matches any single character An asterisk matches any number of occurrences of that string followed by any characters 54 Restricted executables Here you can block application by the executable name or version info For example the following application name would be used to close the Internet Explorer when someone tries to open it iexplore exe File info contains version and copyright information about the file company name product name comments etc To read version information right click the file in Windows Explorer and select Properties Version For example each software product created by Adobe Systems contains word Adobe in version information So you can use the following string to disable the ability to open Adobe software at all Adobe With executable blocking you can disable nearly all software installation packages To do this add setup and install into the File info Tip both file name and version info may contain and wildcards A question mark matches any single character An asterisk matches any number of occurrences of that string followed by any characters Tip select Ask for password option on the settings page to run the restricted executables after entering the correct password 55 Files This page p
30. select Programs and click WinLock After you start WinLock its icon appears in the system tray near the clock It is good idea to use Run as Administrator command to run WinLock for the first time Note by default WinLock loads automatically on Windows startup 21 Enable WinLock After installation WinLock starts in Disabled mode It means that all WinLock protection options are disabled If WinLock is disabled the tray icon is grayed 10 327PM e Right click on the WinLock tray icon and select Enable item e You will be prompted for the password Enter the correct password and click OK Now WinLock is enabled e To disable WinLock right click on the WinLock tray icon and select Disable item 22 Tray pop up menu T Tray pop up menu allows you to access the main WinLock functions Right click on the WinLock tray icon to open pop up menu Pop up menu contains the following commands Open WinLock opens WinLock main window Enable Disable enables or disables WinLock protection Help displays the help contents page for WinLock Pause pauses protection Shutdown disables all forms of WinLock protection and unloads it from memory Shutdown Windows shutdowns Windows dialog 23 Enter WinLock password First you should enter new WinLock password Right click on the WinLock tray icon and click Open WinLock f you are using WinLock for the first time you will not be asking for the password In Gen
31. ssword applies settings profile You can use this command right after installation when WinLock password is not created yet In this case you don t need to enter the password in command line These command line options do not specify the startup options but affects the active instance of WinLock In other words you should start WinLock first and then use command line arguments to control its behavior 65 Appendix A Purchase and technical support Purchase You may try out WinLock without any costs for the period of 30 days If you wish to keep on using it after this period you should purchase a license Registration gains access to the some advanced features e Lock desktop e Hide taskbar e Self protection e Ability to lock unlimited number of files and websites e One year of free upgrades e Free online technical and customer support If you wish to become a registered WinLock user all you need to do is make a payment via online order page Online purchase available for all payment options including Credit Card PayPal Fax Check Wire Transfer and Purchase Order 66 Technical support Before you contact us please do the following e Be sure that you re doing everything right We all make mistakes sometimes be attentive e Look at the Help file it may already contain an answer to your question e Visit WinLock home page in the Internet at http www crystaloffice com It s a good chance that y
32. strator e Shutdown WinLock e Open Control Panel and click Users Accounts e Click Manage another account and select Restricted User Choose the account you would like to change T Wi Admin Restricted user ne Administrator Standard user e Click Change the account type and select Computer administrator Choose a new account type for Restricted user Restricted user Standard user Standard user Standard account users can use most software and change system settings that do not affect other users or the security of the computer Rdrmmistr tors have complete access to the computer and can make any desired changes To help make the computer more secure administrators are asked to provide their password or confirmation before making changes that affect other users 13 e Log on under Restricted User e Right click WinLock icon in Start menu and click Run as administrator Open e Wi 0 ocation Wh Run as administrator w Pin to Start Menu n Add to Quick Launch e Log on under Administrator account and select standard user account type for Restricted User account Windows 2000 e Make sure you are logged on as administrator e Shutdown WinLock e Open Control Panel and click Users and Passwords e n Users and Passwords dialog select Restricted User account and click Properties 2x Use the ist below to grant or deny users access to your computer and to change passwords and other settings
33. t also scans the entire page including the hidden meta tags for any prohibited words For example if you define sex as a keyword any website contains this word will be prohibited This makes possible to prohibit access to questionable websites notably for public access computers in schools and libraries Tip if you want to log each attempt to open prohibited website in log file select Add event to log check box 52 Windows This page provides access to the Block Windows feature Block Windows can block any selected window or dialog such as My Computer Control Panel Internet Properties etc For example if you want to disable the ability to open My Documents window click Add button and enter My Documents in Caption Note the caption is the title of the application while running it and not the application name Look at the text in the application top line while running it and enter it in WinLock caption list Tip use Find Window button to list all visible windows Tip caption may contains and wildcards question mark matches any single character An asterisk matches any number of occurrences of that string followed by any characters For example bo matches bot bo and boo but not b So if you want to block all windows with a caption that begins for example with a Internet word you can use the following string Internet 53 Trusted executables This page provides access to the list of trusted executable file
34. t be able to use the safe mode to troubleshoot the problems Use this option at your own risk Note this option disables safe mode in Windows 2000 and higher To disable safe mode in Windows 98 use Boot feature Disable My Computer removes My Computer icon from desktop and Start menu Disable command prompt disables the ability to run the interactive command prompt cmd exe Disable system properties disables System properties dialog Disable Programs and Features removes Programs and Features and Add Remove Programs from Control Panel and menus Disable Change Password disables the Change Password button on the Windows Security dialog box which appears when you press Alt Ctrl Del Hide Fast User Switching removes Switch User option from the Alt Ctrl Del screen Disable Computer Management disables Computer Management console Disable Run as Administrator removes Run as Administrator item from Explorer context menu 40 Enable Shutdown Event Tracker enables Shutdown Event Tracker Shutdown Event Tracker is a Microsoft Windows Server feature that you can use to consistently track the reason for system shutdowns Disable Windows Installer disables Windows Installer No installs are allowed including repairs reinstalls or on demand installations 41 Explorer and Windows This page includes a group of options that restrict Explorer and windows management commands Hide menu select this check box to
35. ted protocol Remote Administrator allows fast and secure communication between multiple machines and can be safely deployed in any environment For more information about WinLock Remote Administrator please visit our website at http www crystaloffice com 16 Checking for updates We are committed to providing updates and improvements to our software and delivering them to our customers You can use the Check for Updates feature to ensure that your copy is the most up to date version available You must be connected to the Internet to use this feature To check for updated software e n main menu click Help e Click Check for Updates 17 Uninstalling the software To completely uninstall WinLock you CANNOT simply delete all the program files If you wish to uninstall WinLock follow these instructions Right click on the WinLock tray icon and click Shutdown Then enter the correct password and click OK It is necessary to shutdown WinLock before uninstall it Click the Start menu from the taskbar and select Control Panel Double click on Add Remove Programs or Programs and Features Select WinLock Professional from the list and click the Add Remove button or Uninstall button Confirm that you want to uninstall WinLock 18 Chapter 3 Getting started Overview All WinLock commands are related to the following features e Restricting the access to system options e Locking system resources applications files
36. tes of birth To ensure a secure password use upper and lower case characters figures and symbols This password grants you access to WinLock settings Be sure to select one that you will remember but that no one will guess Here you can create different protection schemes for each user account in a multiple user environment For each user WinLock will activate only the selected restrictions Moreover it is possible to suspend all forms of WinLock protection for the specified user Let s say you have user account called Restricted User and you want to apply specified security restrictions to this account Select Use separate security settings for each user account check box Log on under the Restricted User account You will see Restricted User under Current user Select security restrictions that you want apply to this user and click OK Tip to delete all previously created profiles click Reset Profiles button 32 Settings This page allows you to adjust general WinLock parameters Turn on protection on startup if you select this check box WinLock will be automatically enabled on startup even if it was previously disabled Prompt for the password on startup if checked this option causes WinLock to prompt for the password on startup in order to use the computer Note this option disables startup notification Enable Shutdown Windows menu select to enable Shutdown Windows item in WinLock tray popup menu B
37. the guest password after the first use 27 Password recovery The Password recovery can help you restore control of WinLock if you ever forget its password To recover your password right click WinLock tray icon and enter your license key in the password prompt Be sure to enter the key EXACTLY as it appears in the message that you have received from us after you have purchased your license This step is necessary to prevent unauthorized users from using the Password recovery to disable the protection performed by WinLock If you disabled WinLock tray icon and can t remember your hot key try to do the following e Try to use the default F11 hot key to open WinLock e or click Start Run and run WinLock with open command line parameter e or use this utility to restore the tray icon http www crystaloffice com showicon exe 28 LockBox You are likely to have confidential documents on your computer which you may want to encrypt WinLock uses a very strong Blowfish crypto algorithm to protect data To open LockBox In Tools menu click LockBox To encrypt a file you will have to do the following e Select Encrypt a file e Enter the name of the file that you want to encrypt Tip you can select multiple files by clicking on a file names while holding Ctrl key in Open dialog e Enter the password in Password and re enter it in Confirm password Tip to use current WinLock password for encryption select Use WinLock passwo
38. tion and set the time limit Once that limit is reached Windows is summarily shut down You can toggle the timer on and off from the tray When enabled there is no way around it without the proper password WinLock also allows to disable Windows hot keys such as Alt Ctrl Del Alt Tab Ctrl Esc etc lock Windows desktop customize Start menu hide Start button and Switch bar and much more Block Windows and Lock Files features allow to block virtually any application or any part of it window popup message dialog box Explorer Windows My Computer Recycle Bin etc and lock selected files Restricted sites feature filters Internet content and prohibits access to questionable websites Whether you re worried about coworkers going on the network and gaining unauthorized access to your private files or your kids messing up your work files WinLock is a software only solution to your security needs WinLock is available in two editions Standard and Professional WinLock Professional offers all features of the WinLock plus several advanced security capabilities of interest to the professional users The advanced features of the Professional edition are Ability to apply different restrictions separately to each user account e Internet Explorer restrictions e Search through website for prohibited keywords e Onscreen countdown timer e Built in file encryption Key features e System restrictions disable command prompt Des
39. vent the access to this drive including all files and folders located on it 57 Timer settings Timer controls how long others can use your computer Once that limit is reached Windows is summarily shut down Enable select to enable timer Restart timer if elected WinLock will reactivate the timer with a new value This check box is disabled when timer is inactive Tip when enabled WinLock displays the remaining time as a part of the tray icon hint WinLock Professional Status Enabled Time Remaining 02 30 Countdown timer select this option to start timer in countdown mode Then specify how long your computer will be available for example 3 hours and 45 minutes daily Time range specify the time range when your computer will be available for example from 9 00 am till 16 00 pm All attempts to change the system time will be blocked Shutdown shuts down the system Logoff shuts down all running processes and logs the user off Lock locks the computer and opens Windows Welcome Screen The timer will be disabled after unlock Lock after reset select this box if you want to lock Windows after incorrect shutdown for example after pressing the Reset button Disable timer after unlock select this check box if you want to turn the timer after unlock the computer Reset timer daily this option allows you to limit daily computer usage When enabled WinLock unlocks the computer for a certain p
40. y clicking this item it will be possible to shutdown or restart Windows without opening WinLock main window This is useful if you have disabled the Start button and need to shutdown your system without entering WinLock password Save password in settings profile select this check box if you want to save password in the settings profile Show password prompt on top of the other windows select to prevent password prompt and unlock prompt dialogs from loosing keyboard focus System monitoring if you select this check box WinLock will continually monitor user activity to prevent changes that may affects WinLock security options Hide tray icon select this check box to disable WinLock tray icon Note that pressing the Properties hot key will be required to show WinLock Or open folder where WinLock was installed and run winlock exe file with showicon parameter Unload protection prevents the ability to unload WinLock using third party task managers Self protection self protection is used to enable the application s mechanism which protects its own files on the drive and its processes in memory Note you must restart your computer to make effect Ask for password to run restricted executables select to run the restricted executables after entering the correct password Automatically check for updates automatically checks for program updates Priority this setting lets you adjust WinLock s use of machine resources High pr
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