HP tx2-1208au, TX2-1375DX, t22au Setting passwords in Windows, Setting passwords in Setup Utility

Setting passwords in Windows

Password	Function
Administrator password	Protects administrator-level access to computer contents.
	NOTE: This password cannot be used to access Setup Utility
	contents.
User password	Protects access to a Windows user account. It also protects
	access to the computer contents and must be entered when
	you exit Sleep or Hibernation.
QuickLock	Protects the computer by requiring a password to be entered
	in the Windows Log On dialog box before you access the
	computer. After you set a user or administrator password,
	follow these steps:
	1.	Initiate QuickLock by pressing fn+f6.
	2.	Exit QuickLock by entering your Windows user or
		administrator password.

Setting passwords in Setup Utility

Password	Function
Administrator password*	●	Protects access to Setup Utility.
	●	After this password is set, it must be entered each time
		you access Setup Utility.
	CAUTION: If you forget your administrator password, you
	cannot access Setup Utility.
Power-on password*	●	Protects access to the computer contents.
	●	After this password is set, it must be entered each time
		you turn on or restart the computer, or exit Hibernation.

CAUTION: If you forget your power-on password, you cannot turn on or restart the computer, or exit Hibernation.

*For details about each of these passwords, refer to the following topics.

Administrator password

Your administrator password protects the configuration settings and system identification information in Setup Utility. After this password is set, you must enter it each time you access Setup Utility.

Your administrator password is not interchangeable with an administrator password set in Windows, nor is it displayed as it is set, entered, changed, or deleted. Be sure that you record your password and store it in a safe place.

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