Setting passwords in Windows
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Administrator password | Protects | |||||
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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. | |||||
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QuickLock | Protects the computer by requiring a password to be entered | |||||
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| computer. After you set a user or administrator password, | |||||
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| 1. | Initiate QuickLock by pressing fn+f6. | ||||
| 2. | Exit QuickLock by entering your Windows user or | ||||
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Setting passwords in Setup Utility
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Administrator password* | ● | Protects access to Setup Utility. | ||
| ● | After this password is set, it must be entered each time | ||
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| CAUTION: If you forget your administrator | |
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● | Protects access to the computer contents. | |||
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| you turn on or restart the computer, or exit Hibernation. |
CAUTION: If you forget your
*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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