HP 375424-001 manual HP and Windows Passwords, HP Passwords Function, Windows Passwords Function

Security

HP and Windows Passwords

HP security features and Windows operating system security features work independently from one another. For example, a device disabled in the Setup utility cannot be enabled in Windows.

Some password options are provided by your HP software, and others are provided by your operating system. HP passwords and Windows passwords are also independent of one another. The following table lists the different passwords used by HP and Windows and describes their functions. For additional information about Windows passwords, such as screen-saver passwords, select Start > Help and Support.

HP Passwords	Function
HP administrator password	Protects access to the Setup utility.
Power-on password	Used to access the notebook during startup
	and when you restart the notebook.
Windows Passwords	Function
Administrator password*	Protects Windows administrator-level
	access to notebook contents.
User password*	Protects access to a Windows user
	account.
	To protect access to notebook contents
	when the notebook is resumed from
	standby, you can set a password prompt to
	display. Refer to “Setting a Standby
	Password” in Chapter 2.

*For information about setting a Windows administrator password or a Windows user password, select Start > Help and Support.

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