How it works
- It has no settings: it is simply true while the PC is unlocked.
- It follows Windows' lock and unlock events, so a Wait until continues the moment you unlock.
- Use it to guard steps on a schedule that would be pointless or unwanted while the PC is locked.
Routines that use it
Reminders only when you're there
An Every hour routine runs Show banner "Stretch" only if the PC is unlocked.
Finish after unlocking
A scheduled report routine does its file work, then Wait until the PC is unlocked before Open file or folder shows the result.
No typing into the lock screen
A routine checks PC is unlocked before Type text fills in your daily standup notes.
Questions
- Do routines run while my PC is locked?
- Triggers such as schedules can still start routines while the PC is locked. Add PC is unlocked as a check when a step only makes sense with you at the screen.
- How do I run something right after I unlock my PC?
- Use the PC unlocked trigger for that. This condition is for checking the state inside a routine that started some other way.