Available credentials can vary, depending on the security devices built into or connected to this computer. Supported credentials, requirements, and current status are displayed when you click Credential Manager under My Logons, and may include the following:
●Password
●SpareKey
●Fingerprints
●Face
●Smart card
●Contactless Card
●Proximity Card
●Bluetooth
●PIN
To enroll or change a credential, click the link and follow the
Changing your Windows password
Security Manager makes changing your Windows password simpler and quicker than doing it through Windows Control Panel.
To change your Windows password, follow these steps:
1.From the Security Manager User Console, click Credential Manager, and then click Password.
2.Enter your current password in the Current Windows password text box.
3.Type a new password in the New Windows password text box, and then type it again in the Confirm new password text box.
4.Click Change to immediately change your current password to the new one that you entered.
Setting up your SpareKey
The SpareKey allows you to gain access to your computer (on supported platforms) by answering three security questions from a list previously defined by the administrator.
HP ProtectTools Security Manager prompts you to set up your personal SpareKey during initial setup in the HP ProtectTools Security Manager Setup Wizard.
To set up your SpareKey:
1.On the SpareKey page of the wizard, select three security questions, and then enter an answer for each question.
2.Click Create.
You can select different questions or change your answers on the SpareKey page under Credential Manager.
After your SpareKey is set up, you can access your computer using your SpareKey from a
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