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After changing 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 this computer...
check box when you changed your password
Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature
1. There are two ways to run WD Security:
a. If you have WD Discovery installed and open, you can run WD Security by
going to the Apps tab, finding WD Security and clicking Open.
b. Otherwise, you can run WD Security from the Windows Start menu by
clicking Start > All Programs > WD Discovery > More WD Apps > WD Security or
Start > All Programs > WD Apps > WD Security.
2. If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select
the one with the password that you want to remove to display the Edit security
settings dialog.
3. On the Edit security settings dialog, the Remove password option is selected by
default:
a. Type your password in the Password box.
b. Click Update Security Settings.
Locking and Unlocking the Drive
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