To protect the user's personal data, it is recommended to set a password on the computer when logging into Windows 7, 10 or another version of the operating system. To do this, you need to use special user settings.
Instructions
Step 1
To set a password on your computer at login, open the Start menu and click on the user image in the upper right corner. After that, you will see the "User Accounts" window. You can also open this section through the "Control Panel". Please note that you must be the administrator of this computer, otherwise some of the settings may be missing.
Step 2
Click on the link "Create an account password". If you are using Windows 10, then you should first click "Change account in the" Computer settings "window and in the window that opens, click" Login settings ". Set a password on your computer at the entrance by entering any combination convenient for you and confirm it by entering it again. Please note that if a password has already been set in the system earlier, it will also need to be specified in order to change to a new one. You also need to enter a password hint. It can be any word or phrase, after reading which, you can immediately remember the password.
Step 3
Be careful when setting a password and pay attention to what input language is currently set. Considering that when you enter a security combination, you will see encrypted characters, you can easily make a mistake by specifying the password in Cyrillic instead of Latin, or vice versa. Also, see if the CapsLock indicator is turned on to avoid typing in capital letters, and if necessary, disable it by pressing the corresponding button on the keyboard.
Step 4
As a computer administrator, you can set a password on your computer when logging in, not only for your profile, but also for other user accounts. To do this, select the item "Manage another account" in the main window "User accounts" and set a password for this or that user. If there are too many computer users, then use one of the special applications with access restrictions, for example, Kaspersky Password Manager, to store passwords.
Step 5
You can set a password not only when you log into Windows, but also directly when you turn on your computer. To do this, when starting the device, press the Del key several times (F1, Tab or another one specified in the instructions for the computer or motherboard), after which the BIOS system menu will start. Go to the Set User Password item, specify the desired combination, and then press F10 to save the settings. Now, immediately after turning on the computer, the user will have to enter this password to boot the system.
