Personal, local security is just as important on a Mac as on any other computer -- the easiest way to keep people from going through your computer while you are away is to lock the desktop. However, ...

Nothing is quite as impersonal and boring as the generic background already loaded on your computer. Whether it’s a drop of water or a landscape view of a place you’ve never been, it’s time to change ...

To change the background for the Windows 8 lock screen you should go to the Windows 8 Start Screen and type customize lock. When the search results appear click on the Settings category as shown below ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

Windows 8 comes bundled with some pretty cool images for your lock screen and Start screen backgrounds, but they’re stored deep within the bowels of Windows’ system files. Here’s how to get the ...

Windows 8 has a new lock screen that is shown when you lock Windows. This new screen allows you to see information such as new mail, calendar entries, the weather, and other information while the ...

A: A lock screen, in general, is the screen one sees either on a computer or smart device that appears after startup or wake up. On it, you usually see some sort of image along with the current date ...

After performing the above steps, Windows 11 will no longer show you widgets on the lock screen. Windows Spotlight is a feature in Windows 11 that displays different wallpapers. When this feature is ...

We need to take screenshots of our desktop a number of times; mostly to share them with someone. All Windows machines have the ability to take screenshots using the Print Screen (PrntScr or PrtScn) ...

There is an option that you can switch to turn off ads on your Windows 10 lock screen. We first saw a Windows 10 lock screen ad in February 2016 for Rise of Tomb Raider. This is how to turn off ...