Is there a key sequence to Lock a T520 or any Think Pad?

[Dude]

Is there a key sequence to Lock a T520 or any Think Pad? The fastest way I can Lock it now, is press Windows Key > select the arrow next to Shut Down, select Lock. In a rush it is all to easy to hit the Shut Down button, so that is annouying to say the least.

[blackomegax]

since XP
winkey+L

[EOMtp]

... or create a shortcut on the Quick Launch Toolbar; then it's one click, + it can be executed remotely.
The shortcut should point to:
%windir%\System32\Rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

[yak]

since XP
winkey+L

Didn't know that. I always used Fn+F2 followed by Enter.

[blackomegax]

in the win98 days
i set up a desktop shortcut to a screen saver and set auto-lock in it, then bound a hotkey to it.ctrl-alt-shift+whatever was close at hand.

[craigmontHunter]

I know about the Fn+F2 hotkey, but winkeyL always seemed faster. Now if you could set an option so that Fn+F2 could turn off the screen when it locks the system, that would be all I used (right not it is winkeyL then Fn+F3)

[Colonel O'Neill]

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Sleep 100
SendMessage 0x112, 0xF170, 2,,Program Manager
Run %WinDir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll`,LockWorkStation

Compile to EXE using AutoHotkey, rename to TPFnF2.exe, replace the one in C:\Program Files\Lenovo\HOTKEY with the compiled exe and voila.

[craigmontHunter]

Thank You - That works awesome (just what I was looking for)

[Dude]

since XP
winkey+L

Haha, jokes on me, my IBM T43 does not have a Winkey.

These are all good solutions. Thanks.

[craigmontHunter]

Since you do not have the winkey, you have the choice of fn+f2, or use keyboard customizer to map a key to the winkey (I always used the right control key, you may need to see what works for you)

[blackomegax]

use the IBM hotkey tool to re-assign right-alt as winkey. problem solved.