https://github.com/royishan2004/windows-app-lock

https://github.com/royishan2004/windows-app-lock

authentication csharp dotnet windows-10 windows-11 windows-hello winui3 xaml

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/royishan2004/windows-app-lock
• Owner: royishan2004
• Created: 2024-01-10T19:06:33.000Z (9 months ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-07-03T13:06:47.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-09-24T22:49:52.933Z (9 days ago)
• Topics: authentication, csharp, dotnet, windows-10, windows-11, windows-hello, winui3, xaml
• Language: C#
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• Size: 338 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Windows App Lock

Tired of your friends and collegues opening your personal messages and pics while they are borrowing your computer 🥲? 

Introducing Windows App Lock (WAL) - your trusty and personal `.NET` app to lock custom desktop applications with the ease and convenience of `Windows Hello` and the familiar Windows 11 UI through `WinUI3`.

# Features

- Lock specific applications installed on your device as per your wish.

- Maintain comprehensive logs on the access requests and settings of locked applications.

- Interactive notifications to keep you updated on important security actions.

- Authentication settings for the control app so that you can choose for your securtiy setup to not compromised with.

- Convenient management settings like compatibility check, auto-start options, etc.

- A comprehensive help page with support contact options.

- User-friendly, sleek and native `WinUI3` User Interface.

# Get Started

> As this application is still under development, the creation of stable and final release is still in progress. Till then, you can `clone` the project to your device and use it under `debug` mode. Please check again later for a `release` version on this page.

## Installation

Follow the below instructions to set up the project:



 
 Clone the repository to your device.

  

  ```sh

  git clone https://github.com/royishan2004/Windows-App-Lock.git

  ```

 

 
 

  

  Open the solution file `WindowsAppLock.sln` on Visual Studio. 

  
 Resture missing Nuget packages. Eg:

   

   ```sh

   dotnet add package CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.DataGrid 

   ```

  

  
 Build the solution.

  
 Deploy the app on your device.



## Usage



 
 Launch the application. 

 


  Go to the `Settings` page to configure your preferences.

 

 
 

  

  Add the applications desired to be locked in the `App List` page. 

  
 

   

   The application will monitor the specified applications and prompt for `Windows Hello` authentications whenever necessary. For a record of the authentication requests and settings modifications, go to the `Activity Logs` page.

 

  

  Check out the `Help` page for more assistance. 



# Gallery

Screenshots


# Requirements

## Software

- `Windows 10 Version 1607` or above | `Windows 11 Version 2H22` or above

- `.NET 6.0` or above

 > Backward Compatibility for previous .NET versions will be introduced in the releases.

- `Visual Studio Community 2022` with `.NET Desktop Development` workload installed. **[FOR DEBUG ONLY]**

- `Windows Hello` enabled and setup.

## Hardware

- Basic CPU, RAM, HDD/SSD configuration to run `Windows 10 Version 1607` and above

- Fingerprint Sensor **[OPTIONAL]**

- Webcam supporting Facial recognition **[OPTIONAL]**