How to Unlock Your Computer

1. Step
   

   Log on to your PC computer with an account that has administrative privileges.

2. Step

   Open the "Start" menu and click on the "Run" icon.

3. Step

   Type "regedit" into the text box and hit "OK" to launch the Registry Editor utility program.

4. Step

   Use the database tree on the left side of the window to navigate to the HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop directory.

5. Step

   Highlight the "Scrnsave.exe" entry in the middle of the window.

6. Step

   Go to the "Edit" menu at the top of the window and choose "String." Then type "logon.scr" and click "OK."

7. Step

   Select the "ScreenSaverIsSecure" entry and choose "String" again from the "Edit" menu. Enter "0" in the pop-up window and hit "OK" to save the settings and permanently unlock your computer.