Using An Instant Password; Using A Supervisor Or User Password - Toshiba Portege M400 Series User Manual

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Toshiba Utilities
Setting passwords
Setup. This is useful if more than one person uses the
computer.
When setting up the various 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
password has no effect on an optional USB mouse or
trackball.
To unlock your system, press any key or the pointing device
and the Windows Logon screen will appear. Select your user
name and enter your password, if any.

Using a supervisor or user password

A supervisor password prevents other users from changing
hardware configuration options.
, then press
Fn F1
. An instant