HP ENVY Sleekbook 6-1168ca User Guide - Windows 8 - Page 47

Setting password protection on wakeup, Hardware and Sound

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Setting password protection on wakeup To set the computer to prompt for a password when the computer exits Sleep or Hibernation, follow these steps: 1. From the Start screen, type power, then select Settings, and then select Power Options. 2. Click Hardware and Sound, and then click Power Options. 3. In the left pane, click Require a password on wakeup. 4. Click Change Settings that are currently unavailable. 5. Click Require a password (recommended). NOTE: If you need to create a user account password or change your current user account password, click Create or change your user account password, and then follow the onscreen instructions. If you do not need to create or change a user account password, go to step 5. 6. Click Save changes. Initiating Sleep and Hibernation 37

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Setting password protection on wakeup
To set the computer to prompt for a password when the computer exits Sleep or Hibernation, follow
these steps:
1.
From the Start screen, type
power
, then select
Settings
, and then select
Power Options
.
2.
Click
Hardware and Sound
, and then click
Power Options
.
3.
In the left pane, click
Require a password on wakeup
.
4.
Click
Change Settings that are currently unavailable
.
5.
Click
Require a password (recommended)
.
NOTE:
If you need to create a user account password or change your current user account
password, click
Create or change your user account password
, and then follow the on-
screen instructions. If you do not need to create or change a user account password, go to step
5.
6.
Click
Save changes
.
Initiating Sleep and Hibernation
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