A Windows utility to block keyboard and mouse inputs.
- Restrict or block keyboard and mouse inputs until an unlock sequence is detected
- Ability to customize the unlock, restrict, and lock sequences
- Ability to automatically lock after a period of inactivity
When Padlock is run, a small box (the status box) will appear at the bottom right corner of the screen, and a tray icon will be added to the taskbar.
- Right clicking the tray icon displays a popup menu, where you can access the settings or close Padlock
- Alternatively, double click the tray icon to access the settings
- Type the restrict sequence (default: [Alt+R]) to enter Restricted mode
- Type the lock sequence (default: [Alt+L]) to enter Locked mode
- Type the unlock sequence (default: asdf) to exit the two modes
- Default - all input allowed
- Restricted - all input blocked, except: 0-9, A-Z, Shift, Space, Page Up, Page Down, End, Home, and arrow keys
- Locked - all input blocked
- Change the unlock, restrict, and lock sequences
- Option to automatically switch to Locked mode after a period of inactivity
- Option to change when the status box is displayed
- Padlock is not able to block [Ctrl-Alt-Del].
- To ensure reliability, Padlock should be run as administrator. (Otherwise, it will not be able to detect and block inputs on windows whose processes have elevated privileges.)
You are recommended to use Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.
To begin, just open padlock.sln using Visual Studio.
Padlock is licensed under the 3-Clause BSD License.