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If a thief turns a laptop on, but is not be able to load Windows without knowing the Bios Password. Does TISS Track & Trace work the moment the laptop is switched on?

April 26, 2017able BIOS KNOWING laptop load password thief tiss turns Windows

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If a thief turns a laptop on, but is not be able to load Windows without knowing the Bios Password. Does TISS Track & Trace work the moment the laptop is switched on?

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The BIOS has two types of passwords: Boot password and Supervisor password. If the user sets a boot password, the computer cannot be used and the transmitter will not work. If the user sets a supervisor password (To protect the bios settings ) the computer can be used and the transmitter will work.