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Table 11. System setup options—Passwords menu (continued)
Passwords
Password Changes
Enable Non-Admin Password Changes
Admin Setup Lockout
Enable Admin Setup Lockout
Master Password Lockout
Enable Master Password Lockout
Table 12. System setup options—Update Recovery menu
Update Recovery
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive
BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive
BIOS Downgrade
Allow BIOS Downgrade
SupportAssist OS Recovery
SupportAssist OS Recovery
BIOSConnect
BIOSConnect
Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold
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System setup
When On, users can change the system and the hard drive password without the
need for administrator password.
Default: ON
Enables or disables the user from entering BIOS Setup when an administrator
password is set.
Default: OFF
Enables or disables the master password support.
Default: OFF
Controls whether this computer allows BIOS updates via EUFI capsule update
packages.
Default: ON
Enables the computer to recover from a bad BIOS image, as long as the Boot Block
portion is intact and functioning.
Default: ON
NOTE:
BIOS recovery is designed to fix the main BIOS block and cannot
work if the Boot Block is damaged. In addition, this feature cannot work
in the event of EC corruption, ME corruption, or a hardware issue. The
recovery image must exist on an unencrypted partition on the drive.
Controls flashing of the system firmware to previous revisions.
Default: ON
Enables or disables the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery tool in the event of
certain system errors.
Default: ON
Enables or disables cloud Service OS recover if the main operating system fails to
boot with the number of failures equal to or greater than the value specified by the
Auto OS Recovery Threshold setup option.
Default: ON
Controls the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and
for Dell operating system Recovery tool.
By default, 2 is selected.

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