System And Setup Password - Dell Inspiron 15 3515 Series Service Manual

Table 5. System setup options—Security menu (continued)
Security
WINDOWS SMM SECURITY MITIGATIONS TABLE
(WSMT)
Firmware TPM
PPI Bypass for Clear Command
TPM Security
UEFI Firmware Capsule Updates
Secure Boot
Table 6. System setup options—Boot menu
Boot
File Browser Add Boot Option
Table 7. System setup options—Exit menu
Exit
Exit Saving Changes
Save Change Without Exit
Exit Discarding Changes
Load Optimal Defaults
Discard Changes

System and setup password

Table 8. System and setup password
Password type
System password
Setup password
You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer.
CAUTION: The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your computer.
Enables or disables configuration of platform features on
Dell Client Systems with WSMT-enabled BIOS.
Default: Enabled
Enable or disable the firmware TPM.
Default: Enabled
Allows you to control the TPM Physical Presence Interface
(PPI). When enabled, this setting will allow the OS to skip
BIOS PPI user prompts when issuing the Clear command.
Changes to this setting take effect immediately.
Default: Disabled
TPM 2.0 Security options.
Enables or disables BIOS updates through UEFI capsule
update packages.
Default: Enabled
Enables or disables Secure Boot.
Default: Enabled
Allows you to add boot options.
Allows you to exit system setup and save your changes.
Allows you to save your changes without exiting the BIOS
setup.
Allows you to exit the BIOS setup without saving the
changes.
Allows you to restore default values for all system setup
options.
Allows you to load previous values for all system setup
options.
Description
Password that you must enter to log on to your system.
Password that you must enter to access and make changes to
the BIOS settings of your computer.
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