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Customizing Your VAIO Computer >
Setting the Password
Adding the Windows Password
The Windows password comes in handy when you have to share a single computer with other people. By setting the Windows
password, you can protect your user account from unauthorized access.
Entry of the Windows password will be prompted after you select your user account.
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Be sure not to forget the password. Write down your password and keep it safe and private from other people.
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If your computer is equipped with a fingerprint sensor and you have set the Windows password in conjunction with the fingerprint authentication
function, you can substitute fingerprint authentication for password entry when turning on your computer. For more information, see
Using Fingerprint
Authentication
.
To add the Windows password
1
Click
Start
and
Control Panel
.
2
Click
User Accounts
and Family Safety
or
User Accounts
.
3
Click
User Accounts
.
4
Click
Create a password
for your account
under
Make changes to your account
.
5
In the
New password
and
Confirm new password
fields, enter the password for your account.
6
Click
Create password
.
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See
Windows
Help and Support
for more information on the Windows password.
