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3.
Select a new account to start Windows again.
If you cannot see the Switch User in Log Off Windows dialog box, click
the Change the way users log on or off string in the User Accounts dialog
box, and check Use Fast User Switching and click Apply Options.
Setting Password to User Account
You can set a password to each user account to avoid unauthorized use of the
computer. Once you set the password, you need to enter it when you log on to its
account. You cannot start the computer with the user account if its password is not
correct, so unnecessary password setting can cause trouble in starting the system.
Setting Password
1.
Click start - Control Panel.
2.
Click User Accounts. If the Classic view is selected, double-click the User
Accounts icon.
3.
Select the account you want to set a password to. You will only have this option
if you log onto the computer as a member of the Computer administrators group.
If you log on the computer with a limited user account, go to the next step. (You
cannot set a password to another user account.)
4.
Select the Create a password string.
• If the password has been already set, the Create a password will not
appear.
• Only the members of the Computer administrators group can set a
password to another user account.
5.
Type a new password.
6.
Type the new password again to confirm it.
7.
If necessary, type a password hints word to remember the password you set.
8.
Click Create Password.
9.
Close the User Accounts dialog box; then, the Control Panel window.
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