# Lock Screen
The Lock Screen
feature allows you to lock your Wasabi Wallet from being viewed or used while it is running, and then unlock it at any time with a user-specified PIN.
No strong encryption
This feature only locks the GUI, it does not encrypt your public keys. An attacker can circumvent the locked screen. Do not treat this feature as a strong, fail-safe lock on your wallet.
# How to set the Lock Screen feature
In the Settings
tab, go to the Lock Screen
section.
Choose and enter a numerical PIN up to 10 digits in length in the PIN box, and click on Set
.
# How to lock your screen
You can now lock your screen in two ways:
- Hit
Ctrl-L
on your keyboard. - On the top left menu bar, click on
File
, thenLock Screen
.
Now the GUI is locked until the correct PIN is entered in the box.
# How to clear your Lock Screen PIN
If you wish to delete or change your PIN:
- In the
Settings
tab, go to theLock Screen
section. - Enter your PIN in the PIN box, and click
Clear
. - If a new PIN is desired, enter it in the PIN box and click
Set
, otherwise theLock Screen
feature is now disabled.
# If you forget your PIN
If you have forgotten your PIN, you can delete it with these steps. Notice that an attacker can do the same to circumvent the screen lock without knowing the PIN.
- Shut down Wasabi Wallet.
- Open your
UIConfig.json
file using a text editor. This file can be found in Wasabi's Data Folder. - Find
LockScreenPinHash
at the bottom of this file, and delete the string of characters that are between the two quotation marks.
- Save your changes to this file, and re-start Wasabi.
The Lock Screen
function should now be disabled, and you can create a new PIN if desired.