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Password protect your Handheld PC

The great thing about the Handheld PC is that you can take really important information with you wherever you go. Two dangers are associated with this: losing the information, or having it fall into the wrong hands. If you keep good backups of the information, you don’t have to worry about losing it. But if the information is sensitive personal or business information, you’ll want to protect it.

Tap on (Start) and then Settings to go to the Control Panel. Then double tap on the Password icon to go to the Password Properties screen.

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The Password Properties screen in the Control Panel lets you activate password protection and specify a password.

Enter the password. Then type it again to confirm it. Finally, tap on the box labeled “Enable Password Protection” (make sure a check mark appears in the box). Your H/PC is password protected.

With password protection enabled, whenever you turn your H/PC on, you are asked to enter the password. Without the password, you can’t go any further.

Note: Pick an easy-to-remember, but not obvious password. If you forget your password, the only way to use your Handheld PC again is to perform a full system reset according to the manufacturer’s instructions. This deletes all your data!

 

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