To prevent other users from restoring your system or recovering your hidden files, you can enable a password protected access control for AyRecovery. Access Control user accounts and password applies to both Application Console and Subsystem Console.

Enable Access Control during Setup

To enable Access Control during setup, you need to use either Custom Setup or Advanced Setup.

1. To enable Access Control in the Custom Setup. Select the enable Access Control checkbox and then provide a password for the administrator account. You must remember this password. You will need it to access the AyRecovery program consoles. You also need this password to uninstall AyRecovery.

2. To enable Access Control in the Advanced Setup, you need to use the Advanced Setup Configuration Wizard (ASCW) provided in the support folder on the program CD.  For more information on ASCW, refer to the AyRecovery deployment whitepaper in the support folder on the program CD.

Enable Access Control in Application Console

1. To enable Access Control in Application Console after AyRecovery has already been installed. Right click the AyRecovery icon in the system tray. Select "Application Console" from the popup menu.

2. In the Application Console, under the General Settings menu, click on "User settings". The right-hand panel will display the Access Control configuration window. Check "Enable access control" checkbox and then click on "Apply".

3 . You will be prompted to set a password for the administrator account. You must remember this password. You will need it to access the AyRecovery program consoles. You also need this password to uninstall AyRecovery.