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Changing Your Password, Open the WD

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MY BOOK USER MANUAL Changing Your Password 1. Open the WD Security software by clicking either:  The WD Security desktop shortcut icon  Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Security See Figure 5 on page 8. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select the one with the password that you want to change to display the Edit security settings dialog: 2. On the Edit security settings dialog, select the Change password option to display the change password dialog: 3. On the change password dialog: a. Type your current password in the Current Password box. b. Type your new password in the New Password box, using up to 25 characters. c. Retype your new password in the Verify Password box. d. Type a hint to help remember your new password in the Password Hint box. e. Select or clear the Enable auto unlock for this computer... check box to signify whether you want the WD Security software to remember your new password for the selected drive on this computer. f. Click Update Security Settings. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 22

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MY BOOK
USER MANUAL
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE
– 22
Changing Your Password
1.
Open the WD
Security software by clicking either:
The
WD
Security desktop shortcut icon
Start
>
All Programs
>
Western Digital
>
WD Apps
>
WD
Security
See Figure 5 on page
8. If you have more than one supported device connected to
your computer, select the one with the password that you want to change to display
the Edit security settings dialog:
2.
On the Edit security settings dialog, select the
Change password
option to display
the change password dialog:
3.
On the change password dialog:
a.
Type your current password in the
Current Password
box.
b.
Type your new password in the
New Password
box, using up to 25 characters.
c.
Retype your new password in the
Verify Password
box.
d.
Type a hint to help remember your new password in the
Password Hint
box.
e.
Select or clear the
Enable auto unlock for this computer...
check box to signify
whether you want the WD
Security software to remember your new password for
the selected drive on this computer.
f.
Click
Update Security Settings
.