Windows Phone: Activate screen lock

If you activate the screen lock on your Windows Phone and provide it with a password at the same time, you have made your mobile phone a bit more secure. We'll show you how to quickly lock your smartphone on your screen.

Set up the screen lock in just a few steps

• First go to the "Application List".
• There you call the "Settings".
• The sub-item "lock screen" is then the relevant one.
• Now you have various options: you decide when your screen should be locked and you can set a password if necessary.

Deactivate the screen lock on the Windows Phone

• If you have not set a password, quickly unlock the screen lock by briefly running your fingers up over the display.
• If you have set a password, the keyboard is automatically displayed so that you can enter the password.
• If you have entered the wrong password five times, your Windows Phone will be blocked for one minute. With every further unsuccessful attempt, the time period for locking the smartphone is extended. If you cannot remember your password even after the umpteenth attempt, you have no choice but to reset your smartphone to the factory settings.