Western Digital My Passport Slim User Manual - Manual (Page 54)

MY PASSPORT SLIM
USER MANUAL
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE – 49
Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature
1. Open the Change Security dialog by clicking either:
• The WD Security desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you installed the
application
• Start > (All) Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Security
2. If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the
one that you want to remove password protection from.
3. Type your password in the Password box.
4. Select the Remove security option.
5. Click Update Security Settings.
CAUTION! After creating a password, the drive remains unlocked for as long as you
continue your current work session. Then the WD Security software:
• Locks the drive when you shut down your computer, disconnect your drive, or your
computer goes into the sleep mode
• Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your
computer or reconnect your drive, UNLESS you selected the Enable auto unlock
for user: check box when you created your password