App Lock Not Working on Windows 11 or 10? 12 Checks Before You Reinstall
You add an application to Free App Lock, start it, and the result is not what you expected. Perhaps it stays open, the password prompt does not appear, the policy …
Free · Windows 11/10 x64 · No ads · No account · Requires .NET Desktop Runtime 8 x64
Choose an owner password prompt or a clear direct-deny rule for each selected Windows app.
Bind a rule to the full executable path and optionally verify its SHA-256 identity after software updates.
Add weekly enforcement times, recover a forgotten password with a rotating recovery code, and review a bounded local activity history.
This free application locker manages to instantly and easily lock access to applications in the computer. Also it provides users with double safeguard by encrypting the lock software itself.
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Choose an owner password prompt or a clear direct-deny rule for each selected Windows app.
Bind a policy to a full EXE path and optionally verify its SHA-256 identity after software updates.
Apply a policy on selected days and times, including clear schedules that cross midnight.
Search up to 500 local events and export formula-safe CSV without an account or telemetry connection.
Recover a forgotten master password with the saved recovery code, or use explicit local reset as the last resort.
Move bounded policy files between your own PCs without exporting passwords, recovery codes, or activity.
Use a local Windows interface in ten languages, with no ads, account, cloud policy store, or analytics SDK.
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