How to Put a Password on Your Computer When You Turn it On
- 1). Open the Start menu and click on the "Run" icon.
- 2). Type "control userpasswords2" into the dialog box and hit "Enter." A window will open with various login information and settings.
- 3). Check the box next to "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer."
- 4). Hit the "OK" button to save the settings.
- 5). Restart your computer. When the computer finishes booting up, you will be automatically taken to a login screen, where users will need to enter their password before accessing the system.
- 1). Click on the "System Preferences" icon in the Dock.
- 2). Go to the "Security" control panel in the "Personal" section.
- 3). Click on the lock symbol in the lower-left corner of the window and then enter your administrator username and password.
- 4). Check the box next to "Disable automatic login."
- 5). Close the System Preferences window and restart the computer. When the computer finishes booting up, you will be automatically taken to a login screen, where users will need to enter their password before accessing the system.