turning off LCD in lock mode in WIndows

Solution 1:

This works for me in Win7, but not tested in Win8 so far (so that bit's up to you! :)

1. Download Wizmo

2. Create a shortcut to Wizmo.exe (and optionally rename as desired, change the icon, set keyboard shortcut etc.)

3. In the shortcut's properties, add monoff lock to the Target field as follows:

   

4. Double-clicking the shortcut should lock the system and turn the monitor off

You can also use NirCmd to achieve the same thing. However, since a single nircmd monitor off lockws command does not work, you'll need to first create a batch file containing the following commands, then create a shortcut to the batch file:

nircmd monitor off
nircmd lockws

Note: In the download package you'll get 2 EXEs, so you can use the console mode nircmdc.exe as well instead of the normal nircmd.exe

A purpose-built utility for this is the Monitor Off Utility: