Using An Instant Password; Setting A User Password - Toshiba Satellite M45 User Manual

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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
freezes the keyboard and TouchPad, and blanks the screen.
An instant password has no effect on an optional USB mouse
or trackball.
To unlock your system, press Enter and the Windows Logon
screen will appear. Select your user name and enter your
password, if any.

Setting a user password

To register a password for the power-on password functions:
1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, and then Utilities.
2 Point to TOSHIBA Assist, then click the resulting
TOSHIBA Assist selection.
The TOSHIBA Assist window appears.
3 On the left side, select Secure.
4 Select the User Password icon.
5 Click Registered.
6 Type your password in the Password box.
7 Retype your password in the Password again box.
8 Click OK.
Toshiba Utilities
Setting user passwords
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