Toshiba X300 Manuale Utente

User’s Manual

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Operating Basics

The Encrypting File System (EFS) is a Windows Vista

®

 feature.

If a file is encrypted using EFS, it cannot be encrypted further using the 

fingerprint authentication function.

If required, you are also able to use fingerprint authentication in place of the 

usual Windows logon process using your username and password.This 

method is especially useful where there are many users using the same 

computer as it removes the need for actual user selection when the system 

is started.

1. Start up the computer.
2. At the Windows Welcome screen, choose any of the enrolled fingers 

and swipe the fingerprint on the sensor - if the authentication process is 

successful, the user will automatically be logged in to Windows.

The fingerprint authentication system can be used to replace the keyboard 

based password authentication system that is used when the computer is 

turned on.
If you do not want to use the fingerprint authentication system for password 

authentication while booting up the computer, instead you prefer using the 

keyboard entry method, simply press the BACK SPACE key when the 

Fingerprint Pre-OS Authentication screen is displayed.
Using this process will switch the password input screen across to the 

keyboard based entry screen.