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Set Password to User Account
You can set a password to each user account to avoid unauthorized use of your
computer. Once you set the password, you need to enter it when you log on to its
account. If the entered password is not correct, you cannot start your computer with
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that user account, so unnecessary password setting can cause trouble in starting the
system.
Setting Password
1.
Click start – Control Panel.
2.
Click User Accounts. If Classic view is selected, double-click User Accounts
icon.
3.
Select the account you want to set a password to. You will only have this option
if you log onto your computer as a member of the Computer administrators
group. If you log on your computer with a limited user account, go to the next
step. (You cannot set a password to another user account.)
4.
Select Create a password string.
5.
Type a new password.
6.
Type the new password again to confirm it.
7.
If necessary, type a password hints word to remember the password you set.
8.
Click Create Password.
9.
If you are asked whether you want to make your files and folders private, click
Yes, Make Private or No. If not, go to the next step.
10.
Close the User Accounts dialog box; then, the Control Panel window.
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If you cannot see Switch User in Log Off Windows dialog box, click
Change the way users log on or off string in User Accounts dialog box,
and check Use Fast User Switching and click Apply Options.
• If the password has been already set, Create a password will not
appear.
• Only the members of the Computer administrators group can set a
password to another user account.
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