Type a password hint (don’t make it your password), which will come up if you enter the wrong password when you log in. The password hint might jog your memory if you forgot your password.
If your computer does not have a password, then the button will say “Add”
If your computer already has a password on it, then you will have to enter that password into the “Old password” box. Confirm the password by typing it again. Type a password hint (don’t make it your password), which will come up if you enter the wrong password when you log in. The password hint might jog your memory if you forgot your password.
Supervisor password: This is a password that only locks the BIOS configuration menu. You might want to at least set this password and make sure that your hard drive is the first boot device since it will prevent someone from removing your Windows password with a password reset disk. User password: This password locks down your whole computer. When you start up your computer the first thing that will come up will be a box asking you to enter this password. You have to enter this password before the computer will start.
Dell: F2 HP: F10 Lenovo: F1 Asus: Del If these buttons don’t work, or if you have a different model, then you can try to search online for the correct way to access your BIOS.
You might want to write the password down on a piece of paper, and then lock the paper in a safe so that if you ever do forget it, you can still get access to your computer.
