Security
After you have set a Windows password for a Windows account,
you can protect the account with a log on window whenever the
account is active.
■
To lock the account, press
■
To unlock the account from the log on window:
a. Select the account (if more than one account is displayed)
b. Type the account password in the password text field.
c. Press enter.
When a Windows password is set for a Windows account, you
must enter the password to access the account each time the
notebook is turned on or restarted.
To access procedures for changing or deleting Windows
passwords and for using password hints:
»
Select Start > Control Panel > User Accounts > User
Accounts.
For more information about using hotkeys, including information
about using hotkeys on an external keyboard, refer to
in
Chapter 3, "Keyboard."
For information about combining Windows passwords with
Compaq passwords, refer to
later in this chapter.
12–4
fn+f6.
"Compaq and Windows Passwords,"
Hardware and Software Guide
"Hotkeys"