HP : B4B15UA, : LY849UA Setting passwords in Windows, Setting passwords in Setup Utility Bios

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NOTE: To reduce the risk of being locked out of the computer, record each password and store it in a secure place.

You can use the same password for a Setup Utility (BIOS) feature and for a Windows security feature. You can also use the same password for more than one Setup Utility (BIOS) feature.

For additional information about Windows passwords, such as screen-saver passwords, select Start > Help and Support.

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 (BIOS) 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 (select models only)	Protects your information by displaying the operating system
	Log On window. While the Log On window is displayed, the
	computer cannot be accessed until a Windows user
	password or a Windows administrator password is entered.
	After you set a user or administrator password, follow these
	steps:
	1.	Initiate QuickLock.
	2.	Exit QuickLock by entering your Windows user or
		administrator password.

Setting passwords in Setup Utility (BIOS)

Password	Function

Administrator password*	●	Protects access to Setup Utility (BIOS).
	●	After this password is set, it must be entered each time
		you access Setup Utility (BIOS).

CAUTION: If you forget your administrator password, you cannot access Setup Utility (BIOS).

NOTE: The administrator password can be used in place of the power-on password.

NOTE: 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.

NOTE: If you enter the power-on password at the first password check before the “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu” message is displayed, you must enter the administrator password to access Setup Utility (BIOS).

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