HP Setting Windows passwords, Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords

For additional information about Windows passwords, such as screen-saver passwords, see Help and Support. To access Help and Support, from the Start screen, type help, and then select Help and Support from the list of apps.

Setting Windows passwords

Password	Function
User password	Protects access to a Windows user account. You may also
	set up your computer to require the user password to exit
	Sleep or Hibernation. See Setting password protection on
	wakeup on page 35 for more information.
Administrator password	Protects administrator-level access to computer contents.
	NOTE: This password cannot be used to access Setup
	Utility (BIOS) contents.

Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords

Password	Function
Administrator password	●	Must be entered each time you access Setup Utility
		(BIOS).
	●	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, you must enter the administrator password
	to access Setup Utility (BIOS).
Power-on password	●	Must be entered each time you turn on or restart the
		computer, or exit Hibernation.
	●	If you forget your power-on password, you cannot turn
		on or restart the computer, or exit Hibernation.

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

NOTE: A power-on password is not displayed as it is set, entered, changed, or deleted.

To set, change, or delete an administrator or power-on password in Setup Utility (BIOS):

1.To start Setup Utility (BIOS), turn on or restart the computer, and then quickly press f10.

2.Use the arrow keys to select Security, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

Your changes take effect when the computer restarts.

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