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Toshiba supports several types of passwords on your computer:
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An instant password — Secures your open programs and files
when leaving the computer temporarily.
NOTE
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A power-on password — Prevents unauthorized users from
starting or restarting the computer.
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A supervisor password — Prohibits unauthorized users from
accessing certain functions such as Toshiba Hardware Setup.
This is useful if more than one person uses the computer.
When setting up passwords, keep the following in mind:
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The user password can be set up under the supervisor
password.
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The supervisor password must be set before the user password,
or the user password must be deleted and then re-entered after
the supervisor password is set.
Using an instant password
An instant password secures your system with a single keystroke.
Use this feature when you leave your desk for a few minutes and do
not want to turn off the computer.
To use an instant password, press
keyboard and Dual Pointing Device, and blanks the screen. An
instant password has no effect on an optional USB mouse or
trackball.
To unlock your system, press any key or touch the pointing device
and the Windows
and enter your password, if any.
Setting a user password
To register a password for the power-on password functions:
1
Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, then click
TOSHIBA Assist.
The TOSHIBA Assist window appears.
2
On the left side, select Secure.
3
Select the User Password icon.
4
Click Set.
You need to have created a password for your Windows
use an instant password.
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Logon screen will appear. Select your user name
Toshiba Utilities
Setting passwords
, then press
Fn
F1
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account to
. This freezes the
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