How can I change the default locking shortcut in Windows 10?

I would like to lock windows through keyboard shortcut "WIN + Z".

Is there a way to change the default keyboard shortcut to "WIN + Z" from "WIN + L"? I'm using Windows 10.

2 Answers

No, it's not possible. You cannot change the shortcut, because it's built in to Windows.

You can, however, use tools like AutoHotkey (as @DavidPostill suggested) to do this. Other creative ways to "change" the shortcut can be found from this StackOverflow post:

AutoHotkey can easily do the job:

;press Win+Z to lock computer
#z::DllCall("LockWorkStation")

Install AutoHotkey, create a .ahk file with the above contents and double-click it for testing. When working, it shows as a green H icon which you may right-click and choose "Exit" to stop.

Once it's working, you may copy the file to the Startup folder.

The Current Users Startup folder in Windows 10 is located at:

C:\Users\USER-NAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

The All Users Windows 10 startup folder is located at:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp