Setting Windows Passwords; Setting Setup Utility (Bios) Passwords - HP ENWW User Manual

Setting Windows passwords

Password
User password
Administrator password

Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords

Password
Administrator password
Power-on password
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, quickly press esc, and then 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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Function
Protects access to a Windows user account.
Protects administrator-level access to computer contents.
NOTE: This password cannot be used to access Setup
Utility (BIOS) contents.
Function
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Must be entered each time you access Setup Utility
(BIOS).
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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
revealed 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).
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Must be entered each time you turn on or restart the
computer.
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If you forget your power-on password, you cannot turn
on or restart the computer.
NOTE: The administrator password can be used in place of
the power-on password.
NOTE: A power-on password is not revealed as it is set,
entered, changed, or deleted.
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