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Table 37. BIOS Setup options-Passwords menu (continued) Passwords For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Password Bypass option disabled. Password Changes Allow Non-Admin Password Changes The Allow Non-Admin Password Changes option in BIOS setup allows an end user to set or change the computer or hard drive passwords without entering the administrator password. This gives an administrator control over the BIOS settings but enables an end user to provide their own password. By default, the Allow Non-Admin Password Changes option is disabled. For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Allow NonAdmin Password Changes option disabled. Non-Admin Setup Changes The Non-Admin Setup Changes option allows an end user to configure the wireless devices without requiring the administrator password. By default, the Non-Admin Setup Changes option is disabled. For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Non-Admin Setup Changes option disabled. Admin Setup Lockout The Admin Setup Lockout option prevents an end user from even viewing the BIOS setup configuration without first entering the administrator password (if set). By default, the Admin Setup Lockout option is disabled. For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the Admin Setup Lockout option disabled. Recovery Password The Recovery Password can be used when a system owner forgets the administrator, system, or hard drive password. You can get an unlock code from Dell Support over the phone after verifying ownership details. The unlock code overrides and removes the existing password. NOTE: When a hard drive password is overridden using this method, the data on the hard drive is erased if secure erase was enabled when setting the password. Master Password Lockout Enable Master Password Lockout The Master Password Lockout setting allows you to disable the Recovery Password feature. If the computer, administrator, or hard drive password is forgotten, the computer becomes unusable. NOTE: When the owner password is set, the Master Password Lockout option is not available. NOTE: When an internal hard drive password is set, it must first be cleared before Master Password Lockout can be changed. By default, the Enable Master Password Lockout option is disabled. Dell does not recommend enabling the Master Password Lockout unless you have implemented your own password recovery computer. Table 38. BIOS Setup options-Update, Recovery menu Update, Recovery UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates Enables or disables BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages. NOTE: Disabling this option blocks the BIOS updates from services such as Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS). 96 BIOS Setup

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Table 37. BIOS Setup options—Passwords menu (continued)
Passwords
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the
Password
Bypass
option disabled.
Password Changes
Allow Non-Admin Password Changes
The
Allow Non-Admin Password Changes
option in BIOS setup allows an end
user to set or change the computer or hard drive passwords without entering
the administrator password. This gives an administrator control over the BIOS
settings but enables an end user to provide their own password.
By default, the
Allow Non-Admin Password Changes
option is disabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the
Allow Non-
Admin Password Changes
option disabled.
Non-Admin Setup Changes
The
Non-Admin Setup Changes
option allows an end user to configure the
wireless devices without requiring the administrator password.
By default, the
Non-Admin Setup Changes
option is disabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the
Non-Admin
Setup Changes
option disabled.
Admin Setup Lockout
The
Admin Setup Lockout
option prevents an end user from even viewing the
BIOS setup configuration without first entering the administrator password (if
set).
By default, the
Admin Setup Lockout
option is disabled.
For additional security, Dell Technologies recommends keeping the
Admin Setup
Lockout
option disabled.
Recovery Password
The Recovery Password can be used when a system owner forgets the
administrator, system, or hard drive password. You can get an unlock code from
Dell Support over the phone after verifying ownership details. The unlock code
overrides and removes the existing password.
NOTE:
When a hard drive password is overridden using this method, the data
on the hard drive is erased if secure erase was enabled when setting the
password.
Master Password Lockout
Enable Master Password Lockout
The Master Password Lockout setting allows you to disable the Recovery
Password feature. If the computer, administrator, or hard drive password is
forgotten, the computer becomes unusable.
NOTE:
When the owner password is set, the Master Password Lockout
option is not available.
NOTE:
When an internal hard drive password is set, it must first be cleared
before Master Password Lockout can be changed.
By default, the
Enable Master Password Lockout
option is disabled.
Dell does not recommend enabling the
Master Password Lockout
unless you
have implemented your own password recovery computer.
Table 38. BIOS Setup options—Update, Recovery menu 
Update, Recovery
UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates
Enables or disables BIOS updates through UEFI capsule update packages.
NOTE:
Disabling this option blocks the BIOS updates from services such as
Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS).
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