The optimal way to protect your personal "computer" space is to put a protective password on a laptop. Only so you can be sure that your personal information is protected from unwanted eyes. At the same time, no special computer knowledge you will need. Consider several ways with which you can put a password for a laptop.
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If your device is intended exclusively for your personal use, then set the password is easier than simple. However, remember that on some laptop models, the settings may be slightly different. Click "Start", then select "Control Panel".
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If the "Use the Greeting page" appears here, you should remove the mark from this item. It will also contribute to improving the security level of your device. If this item is absent, then you can start performing the following actions.
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In the "Control Panel", select Menu "User Accounts and Family Safety". After opening the window, click on the "User Accounts" link.
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Next, select "Creating a password of your account". Here enter the password immediately in two lines. Before entering the password, thoroughly think about it. Remember that this should be not too simple combination, which can be easily hacked, but not too complicated or long, so as not to forget it yourself. It is extremely recommended to combine both numbers and letters.
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Below the entered password will be the string "Enter a password tip. Be sure to complete this field. Enter the prompt, which will certainly be associated with your password. Then you will not for sure.
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To put a password to your PC, there is a second option. To do this, log in in the Start menu. Here will appear the field that will contain the phrase "Find programs and files".
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In this field, enter the combination of "CMD" letters (quotes are not needed). After the command finds the necessary file, click on it.
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Next will pop up a small black window. By that time, you should have a suitable password. In the black window, enter the "Net User Username Password" string. In this case, instead of "username", you need to enter the name and login, with which you are going to enter the laptop system, and instead of "password" your prepared password must be instead. After you do all operations, click "ENTER". If you are all right, then in the line you will have a message that the "command is successful".
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A more reliable way to protect a laptop is to install a password directly to the BIOS. To reset the password, the attacker will have to reveal the battery from the motherboard. First of all, to set the password, you must open the BIOS. As a rule, for most laptops in this case, the "running" key F2, which you want to click before starting the OS when turned on.
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After you hit the BIOS, you should find here the corresponding partition in which you can install User Password, as well as the Supervisor Password - the user password and the administrator password, respectively. Usually the user is enough to install User Password. With such settings, the password is requested to turn on the laptop, as well as to enter the BIOS.
The above methods are considered the easiest and most common. Of course, they do not guarantee that your gadget will be protected from hacking a professional, but to solve security related security issues - optimal.
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