SECURITY ASSIST

The TOSHIBA Security Assist Utility acts as a “command center” where you can set up various passwords or other security features, and see how these features can be used with each other to increase security even further, or to simplify the ways that you protect your system. For detailed information about TOSHIBA Security Assist Utility, refer to your User's Guide.

If this utility or feature is not installed on your computer, you can verify if it is available for your specific model under "Downloads" on the TOSHIBA support web site (support.toshiba.com). Not all utilities are available for every model and operating system. When installing any utilities, install the TOSHIBA Value Added Package first.

To open Security Assist:

1. Click the Start menu. On Windows 8, go to the Start screen.
2. Enter "Security" into the search field. On Windows 8, type "Security" while viewing the Start screen.
3. Click "Security Assist" in the search results.
4. Security Assist will open.

From the main window, you can select a category that shows the type of passwords or other security features that can be used in that scenario. The available categories are:

• Boot Setting - Select this category to set up security features that will prevent an unauthorized user from even starting up your machine.
• Log on Settings - Select this category to set up security options that protect individual user accounts.
• Resume Setting - Select this category to configure which security options you want to use when your system resumes from Sleep or Hibernation.
• TPM Settings - Select this category to set up the Trusted Platform Module (available on certain models).
• Others - Select this category to check the status of other security features.
• Advanced - Select this category to check advanced security options (not shown - available on certain models).