Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 - Attaching a Kensington-Style Cable Lock; Preventing Unauthorized Access to Your Computer

AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock
YoucanuseaKensington-stylecablelocktosecureyourcomputertoadesk,table,orothernon-permanent
fixture.Thecablelockattachestothesecurity-lockslotattherearofyourcomputerandisoperatedwitha
keyorcombinationdependingonthetypeselected.Thecablelockalsolocksthebuttonsusedtoopenthe
computercover.Thisisthesametypeoflockusedwithmanynotebookcomputers.Youcanordersucha
cablelockdirectlyfromLenovobysearchingforKensingtonat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Figure8.Kensington-stylecablelock
Preventingunauthorizedaccesstoyourcomputer
YoucanuseBIOSpasswordsandWindowsaccountstopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourcomputerand
data.
•TouseBIOSpasswords,see“UsingBIOSpasswords”onpage89.
•TouseWindowsaccounts,dothefollowing:
1.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:
–ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickControlPanel➙
UserAccounts.
–ForWindows8orWindows8.1:Movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthe
screentodisplaythecharms.Then,clickSettings➙ChangePCsettings➙Accounts.
–ForWindows10:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings➙
Accounts.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
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