How to Add Custom Pattern Lock to Windows 10/11 PC

You can set up a pattern lock for multiple Windows operating systems, including Windows 10 and 11, similar to what you do on your smartphone. You may use a ‘Pattern Lock’ on your Windows 10 & 11 PC. This is different from the standard password or PIN. Many people protect their Windows PCs using passwords or PINs.

But you may protect your PC by installing a custom pattern lock using the application 9Locker or Eusing Maze Lock. It allows you to lock your computer screen so that others cannot use it without your permission.

In this post, we will learn how to add custom pattern locks for your Windows computer with customized pattern locks to secure it.

How to Add a Custom Pattern Lock using 9Locker

9Locker is a free application that allows you to create a unique lock using a grid of dots. You may set this lock to keep your computer screen safe when not in use. Follow the steps below.

Installation process

1. First, you can search for the 9Locker application on your browser and download the app to your computer.
2. After a zip file is downloaded into your computer, you can use your chosen technique for unzipping ZIP files on Windows.
3. Then, open the 9Locker file, find the setup file, and launch the installer.
4. Choose the ‘Next’ option, then check the ‘I agree to the license agreement’ box.
5. To proceed with the setup, click the ‘Next’ button.
6. Now that the 9Locker app has been installed. Click the ‘Finish’ button to complete the installation process.

Add a Custom Pattern

1. You can check the desktop shortcut for 9Locker to launch it.
2. Once you first run 9Locker, you will get asked to generate a pattern password. Press the ‘ok’ to cancel this option.
3. To customize your lock, create two similar patterns on a grid. If required for a recovery password, click the ‘OK’ button.
4. Give the same password in both the given fields. To save your new pattern lock, click the ‘Save’ button.

How to Personalize 9Locker Custom Pattern on your Windows PC

1. You can open the 9Locker settings and use your recovery password alternatively.
2. On the pattern lock screen, click “Settings” in the upper left corner.
3. Confirm your recovery password and then press the ‘OK’ button.
4. Then, change the pattern lock screen’s background image. Navigate to the “Background Image” tab.
5. Then click the ‘Image’ and select the available wallpapers.
6. Alternatively, you can choose your own picture from a different folder as a custom background image.
7. You may also make the background color. On the background image tab, press the color button. Then click the ‘OK’ button.

How to Set Eusing Maze Lock to Add a Custom Pattern Lock

The ‘Eusing Maze Lock’ is an application similar to the 9Locker app that allows you to set up a pattern lock for your Windows 10 or 11 Computer. Follow the instructions.

Installation process

1. Browse the Eusing application on your computer and get the application from the Eusing download webpage.
2. Then click the install file to open it. Then click the ‘Next’ button to continue with the setup.
3. Now that the Eusing Maze Lock application has been installed.
4. After installation, click the ‘Finish’ button and check the ‘Launch Eusing Maze Lock” option.

Add a Custom Pattern

1. After set up, a popup with instructions for unlocking your pattern lock will display. Press ‘OK’ to close it and open the setup page.
2. Choose ‘Reset Pattern’ from the menu that appears. Using the option that opens, select a pattern grid dimension.
3. To set up your lock pattern, click and hold the left mouse button, then move your cursor over the circles.
4. Once asked, click “OK” to change the lock pattern.
5. If required to back up the lock pattern, click the ‘Yes’ option. Then, select a backup location and tap the ‘Save’ button.
6. Finally, in the Eusing Maze Lock window, press the ‘OK’ button.

How to Personalize Eusing Maze Lock Custom Pattern on your Windows PC

You can customize your lock pattern in two ways on the Eusing Maze Lock pattern lock screen. Follow the steps below.

1. Selecting this option will make the pattern you draw on the screen invisible. Because no one can see your pattern as you create it, what you enter is more secure.
2. If you click the right button, you may enter your pattern using any letter keys on your keyboard. You may enter your pattern using the keyboard since each letter key matches a circle on the screen.
3. You can go to the Eusing Maze Lock’s settings by right-clicking the application’s system tray symbol.
4. Choose the configure option to enter your pattern lock, then click the General option.
5. By choosing on from the Auto lock at the Windows starting menu, you may add Eusing Maze Lock to the setup.
6. Under the Autolock computer, after the menu, choose an option for creating a sleep time for the pattern lock display to appear automatically.
7. In the Background category, you may select custom wallpaper for the pattern lock screen.
8. Then, you can use the Change Image button to open a selection window. Choose Open after selecting an image file for the background.

Can I use a PIN instead of a pattern lock?

Yes, you may use a PIN alternatively to a pattern lock on Windows. Creating a PIN code is a simple and safe way to get use of your computer. To create a PIN, navigate to the settings menu, accounts, and sign-in options and click ‘Add’ under the PIN location.

Is there a third-party application available that lets me utilize a pattern lock on Windows?

Third-party applications that support to provide pattern lock capabilities for Windows may be available, like 9Locker or Eusing Maze Lock. You can use these apps to set up your pattern lock on Windows.

Can I change the style of the Windows lock screen?

Go to the start menu and click the settings option. Then Personalization option to lock screen should be selected. Choose Personalize your lock screen from the selection, then Windows style that displays immediately.

What is the purpose of Windows’ default lock screen?

The lock screen is an update in Windows that launched with Windows 8 and is now accessible in Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows 11. While your computer is locked, it shows a picture, the time, and the date and can display favorite activities like your calendar, messaging, and mail.