Windows system power management password

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The power management function of Windows can also set a password. After setting this function, the system will ask for a password when returning from the energy-saving state. After that, users who do not know the password will not be able to return the computer from the "suspended" state to the normal state, which further ensures the security of computer data.

　　The steps to set a password for the power management function in Windows 98 are as follows:

　　1. Click the "Start" button, and then select "Settings" → "Control Panel" in turn to start the Windows 98 Control Panel.

　　2. Double-click the "Power Management" icon in the "Control Panel" to open the "Power Management Properties" setting box.

　　3. Select the "Advanced" tab in the "Power Management Properties" setting box.

　　4. Put a "√" in front of the "Prompt for password when the computer exits standby mode" option.

　　5. Select the "Power Scheme" tab in the "Power Management Properties" setting box.

　　6. In the "System Waiting State" list box, select the time interval for the computer to automatically start the power management function (i.e. enter the "suspended" state) after no operation. There are mainly different options such as "After 1 minute" to "Never", and users can choose by themselves.

　　7. Set a suitable time interval for "turn off the display" and "turn off the hard disk".

　　8. Click the "OK" button to close the "Power Management Properties" setting box.

　　In this way, we have started the power management function of Windows 98 and set an appropriate password for it. It is worth noting that the password of the Windows 98 power management function is based on the user password of Windows 98 itself, that is, we must first set a user password for Windows 98 before we can use its power management password function, otherwise it will be invalid. In addition, the Windows 98 power management function does not have a separate password. Its password is exactly the same as the user password of Windows 98, which saves users the inconvenience of remembering multiple passwords at the same time. But from another perspective, the password of the power management function is exactly the same as the user password, which is very unsafe. As long as we crack the Windows user password according to the previous method, its power management password will be cracked.