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ReleasesPremium
Introducing MoLock 3.0: one home at 7ot.app
Version 3.0 is the biggest step since MoLock Account: one address for everything, your own inbox inside the app, family controls, a much faster converter and an install that is far harder to tamper with. Here is what changed, and what deliberately did not.
8 min read
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MailPrivacy
Your free 7ot.app email: a private inbox in MoLock
MoLock 3.0 can give you an email address of your own on 7ot.app, free. Here is how to choose a good handle, how the inbox works, and, honestly, what its encryption does and does not cover.
8 min read
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FamilyHow-to
Parental controls done right: limits kids can live with
Parental controls work when children understand them and fail when they feel like surveillance. MoLock 3.0 adds a family group built on that idea: clear limits, a calm bedtime and a polite way to ask for more.
8 min read
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ToolsPerformance
Convert any file fast on Windows, right on your PC
Converting a file should take a right-click, not an upload to a stranger's website. MoLock 3.0 brings a full converter to your PC, and it is built above all to be fast.
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PremiumMoLock Account
MoLock Free vs Premium: how plans and serials work
MoLock 3.0 introduces plans for the first time. Here is the whole picture in plain terms: what stays free, what Premium adds, how a serial is activated and moved, and the rules that protect you either way.
7 min read
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Install & updatesSecurity
Safer installs: Program Files and a launch password
A security app is only as strong as the place it lives in and the door that opens it. MoLock 3.0 moves into a protected folder, checks every update, and puts a password on its own front door.
7 min read
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SecurityPrivacy
Walk-away lock, done right
A lock that follows you sounds simple until it locks while you are reading, or stays open because your phone is still on the desk. Here is what goes wrong with single-signal proximity locks, and how MoLock decides that you have really left.
9 min read
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FocusPrivacy
Screen time without guilt: focus that sticks
Most screen-time tools greet you with a number that makes you feel bad, so you stop looking. Here is a calmer approach: measure honestly, decide what you want more of, and let the PC protect the hours that matter.
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PrivacySecurity
Privacy guard: cameras, microphones and shoulder surfers
The webcam light tells you that something is watching, not who. MoLock's privacy guard answers the real questions — which app, when, and was that supposed to happen — and adds a quiet defence against the person sitting next to you.
10 min read
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Prayer timesHow-to
Prayer times on your desktop: accurate methods explained
Two apps, one city, two different Fajr times. That is rarely a bug; it is a choice of method. Here is how prayer times are calculated, how to match the timetable your local authority and mosque use, and how MoLock keeps them in view without getting in the way.
10 min read
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NetworkSecurity
Who's on my Wi-Fi? Network guard and your router
A slow evening, a neighbour who might know your password, a device name you have never seen. Here is what MoLock's network guard can see on your home network, what it can do through your router, and where its view honestly ends.
10 min read
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MoLock AccountSecurity
Secure sign-in, no hassle: passkeys and one-tap approval
Passwords are tiring and codes are fiddly, and a convincing fake page can collect both. MoLock 2.9 adds passkeys and one-tap approval, so the safest way to sign in is also the quickest.
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RemoteHow-to
Control your PC from your phone: the MoLock Remote guide
MoLock Remote puts your whole Windows desktop in your phone's browser — screen, mouse, keyboard, files and clipboard. This guide walks through the first session, every gesture, the keyboard tricks and the settings that matter on mobile data.
10 min read
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RemoteSecurityPrivacy
How MoLock Remote keeps your screen private
A remote session carries your whole screen, every key you press and the files you move. Here is how MoLock Remote seals all of it between your browser and your PC — and the short list of things the service can still see.
10 min read
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RemotePrivacyHow-to
Recording remote sessions: when it helps, and how to do it well
A recording of a remote session can save you an argument, a second visit or an hour of guesswork. It can also capture things nobody should keep. Here is how to get the first without the second.
8 min read
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ToolsHow-to
Pro screenshots on Windows: annotate, blur, copy text, pin
A screenshot is often the fastest way to explain something — and the easiest way to leak something. Here is how the upgraded capture tool in MoLock 2.9 helps you do the first without the second, plus a new shortcut between your phone and your PC.
8 min read
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ReleasesMoLock Account
Introducing MoLock 2.7: your account, your PCs, everywhere
One account for every PC you own, an official bot that answers even when your laptop is off, and a set of everyday tools that make Windows calmer and more private. Here is everything in 2.7 — and why each piece matters.
8 min read
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PrivacySecurity
End-to-end encryption, in plain words
"End-to-end encrypted" appears on a lot of apps. Here is what it actually means inside MoLock — with a locked box instead of maths — including the little the service can still see and what happens if you forget your password.
6 min read
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MoLock AccountSecurity
Approve unlock from your phone: the story behind it
Sooner or later someone needs your PC while you are somewhere else. Until now the only answer was to read your password over the phone. MoLock 2.7 gives you a better one: a request on the lock screen, a photo on your phone, and a single tap.
6 min read
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MoLock AccountSecurity
Lost your laptop? What Lost mode does, minute by minute
The first minutes after a laptop goes missing are confusing. Here is exactly what MoLock does once you switch on Lost mode — and a realistic checklist for everything around it.
6 min read
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ToolsHow-to
Stop sending huge photos: smart compression in one click
Phone photos are made for big screens and big prints, not for email attachments and upload forms. MoLock adds a set of image tools to the right-click menu so you can fix that in seconds.
6 min read
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ToolsHow-to
Screen recording and GIFs without extra apps
Showing someone what is on your screen should not need three different apps. In MoLock 2.7, the PrintScreen key opens one tool for screenshots, notes, blurring and recording.
5 min read
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ToolsPrivacy
The clipboard, reimagined
Copy and paste is the most-used feature on any PC, and it has barely changed in thirty years. MoLock 2.7 gives it a memory, a few clever tricks and strict manners about what it refuses to remember.
6 min read
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VaultPrivacy
Your encrypted vault drive
Some files deserve more than a folder called "Private". MoLock Vault gives them a drive of their own — encrypted, password-protected, and locked the moment you walk away.
6 min read
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PrivacyHow-to
10 everyday privacy habits for Windows users
Privacy is rarely lost in one dramatic moment. It leaks out through small gaps: an unlocked screen, a photo that carries your home address, a link that never expires. Here are ten habits that close those gaps.
6 min read
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Performance
Why your lock screen should not feel heavy
A lock screen is on longer than almost anything else you run: through lunch, through meetings, sometimes all night. That is why MoLock treats its own weight as a feature — and why it now gives you effect tiers.
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