M Explorer Locker : Easily lock and unlock important Windows features, such as the Control Panel, Command Prompt, Recycle Bin and Windows registry, using password protection
M Explorer Locker is a straightforward application designed to help you restrict the access of other PC users to important parts of the computer, such as My Computer, folders, drives, the Control Panel, Recycle Bin, Command Prompt, and Registry Editor.This is possible via password protection. The tool doesn't have advanced options or configuration settings, so it can be handled even by users with little or no experience in security software.Before proceeding any further, you should know that it hasn't received updates for a long time and no longer works on modern Windows editions.
Simple installation and interface
Setting it up takes minimal time and effort, thanks to the fact that there aren't any special settings, prerequisite software products or third-party offers involved.Once launched, it's necessary to specify the password that will be used for locking and unlocking the Windows features. They get automatically locked after the first login.
Use a password to lock and unlock Windows features
It's required to log off to commit changes after locking, but this step isn't needed for unlocking. The task is carried out pretty fast, during which M Explorer Locker remains light on system resources consumption.Keyboard shortcuts are supported for quickly locking and unlocking the items. Moreover, you can change the password into something else, as well as safely uninstall the application from the menu bar without leaving the Windows features locked. The password is requested for program removal.
Finally
Too bad that M Explorer Locker hasn't received updates for such a long time that it no longer supports the newer Windows models. Otherwise, it serves its purpose and can be easily used by those who want to protect critical Windows areas from other computer users.
M Explorer Locker runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 486 KB.
We’ve catalogued it under
Encryption Security.
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