There are instances when you lend your laptop or computer to someone else, and when you get it back, lol ….you discover to your horror that the files therein have turned topsy-turvy. Worse still, you find that quite some programmes are corrupted or deleted in its entirety, and your machine is infected with a dozen viruses.  You cry in despair, and exclaim: Oh my God, I am ruined. What do I do now? You don’t need to cry if you are aware of the Deep Freeze Standard. This is a unique programme which freezes your computer in a way that would not allow anyone to  add, delete or modify a file or programme. While use of the computer is not restricted, the files and programmes will revert back to its original default condition once the computer restarts. Even the Administrator of the computer cannot alter anything. The use of the programme is recommended for those who lend computers/laptops to schools, colleges, institutions, etc. for temporary use of the students. The cyber-café too can also    use the programme to ensure that the original condition of the computers is not disturbed and the programmes and files stay intact.

 A word of caution here. Before installing Deep Freeze, or enabling it, it is advisable to make a review of the files and programmes that you intend to keep on your machine. Once you have finalised the files, go ahead and install Deep Freeze, as indicated below,  and the files/programmes would remain frozen till you disable the programme.It may be mentioned here that in the event of deciding to keep additional files/programmes or modifying/deleting them on a permanent footing, you need to disable the programme first. The process of disabling has been described below in detail. Enabling the Deep Freeze after installation of new programmes would take newer files as well in the default section, and that would also be frozen

Deep Freeze Standard – Installation and Uses 

It is pertinent to mention that soon after the installation, and before, restarting your computer, you must ensure to put an appropriate password that would be handy for you to enable/disable the programme. Note : If you fail to enter the correct password, you will never be able to Thaw (Unfreeze) your computer, even if you have attempted to format the drive. Procedure to apply the ‘password’ is given below



3. After installing go to Notification Area Icons

4. You will there find Deep Freeze icon

5. Open it by pressing – (CTRL + SHIFT + ALT +F6) or (SHIFT + double Click)

6. Go to ‘password’ tab and fill up the relevant column

7. The password that you have entered, will only allow to make changes in Deep Freeze

8. Restart, and your computer get Deep Frozen

Now a question arises: “Once Deep Freeze has been installed, will it be possible to install a programme or file?” The answer is a simple ‘yes’. It is possible to install a programme or file through the following procedure
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1. Go again to the Notification Area Icons

2. Open Deep Freeze, as detailed above

3. Enter the relevant password

4. Go to ‘status’ tab, and tick ‘Boot Thawed’, and click ‘Apply and Reboot’

5. This allows you to unfreeze your computer to enable you to add, modify or delete files

6. For ensuring against tampering with your computer contents, you may again go for freezing your computer by following the above procedure, excepting the last one, where instead of ticking on ‘Boot Thawed’, tick on ‘Boot Frozen’.

7. Click ‘Apply and Reboot’ and your computer will be back to the frozen state with the changes you sought.