steper.blogg.se - Wd drive unlocker

The image below shows the auto unlock option that can be enabled when setting a password for the device. start wd-unlock D:\WD Drive Unlock.exe In the shortcut, use this for the location of the item: schtasks /run /tn wd-unlock Put a copy of the shortcut in this directory: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp On boot/reboot the unlocker will automatically Run as administrator and unlock the WD drive with no prompts. This feature does not unlock for any other user account on the PC which enabled the feature (unless that user also enables this feature, for that drive, on that PC) The feature does not follow the user to other PC(s) (if the user account is part of a Domain)

The device will auto unlock when the device is connected to the computer with the user account logged in with which the feature was enabled just for reference: same problem in accessing two different external (encrypted) WD passport 1TB & 4TB disks, on a desktop used for personal use, just after the transition to wind(build Os 19041.450) takes place.

Best practice to avoid un-authorized access to an auto unlocked drive is to also password protect their PC and remember to lock the PC when the user steps away The process known as WD Drive Auto Unlock belongs to software WD Security or WD Drive Utilities by Western Digital Technologies (or Western Digital (Description: WDDriveAutoUnlock.exe is not essential for the Windows OS and causes relatively few problems.

The device will auto unlock and be accessible to anyone using the currently logged-in user profile on that PC only.

When setting a password on the device with WD Security, there is a feature to allow the device to auto unlock for this computer.

This article details how the auto unlock feature in WD Security behaves.*END