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 four folders:
Profiles
You may export WinLock settings to a file and import them later using two appropriate commands in Profile menu. Using the profiles lets you to switch between different protection schemes easily. If you want to store password in the exported profile, select Export Password in Profile menu. Also, profiles can be imported on-the-fly from the command line without opening configuration window. For example, run winlock.exe -profile internet.wlp <password> (note that WinLock should be already loaded) to automatically apply internet.wlp profile.
Note: if you apply the profile from the command line, the password that contains the profile will be ignored.
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.
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