Protect TeamViewer options - TeamViewer Support
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p><br></p><h3></h3><h2 data-id="general">General</h2><div class="blockquote"><div class="blockquote-content"><p class="blockquote-line"><em>This article applies to all TeamViewer users.</em></p></div></div><p>You can protect the TeamViewer options with a password to avoid that other persons or regular users change your defined options for the TeamViewer application.</p><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-1"></h3><h2 data-id="set-up-a-password-to-protect-your-teamviewer-options">Set up a password to protect your TeamViewer options</h2><p>Follow the below steps to set up your password to protect your TeamViewer options</p><p>1) You can set up the password in the TeamViewer options. </p><p>2) Click the <strong>Gear icon</strong> (⚙) in the upper right corner of the TeamViewer application and navigate to <strong>Advanced </strong>--> <strong>TeamViewer options</strong>. </p><p>3) Choose and type in your password for the <strong>Protect options with password</strong> box, and repeat the password under <strong>Confirm password</strong>. Click <strong>OK</strong> to save.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/K5I283FTZGV1/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/K5I283FTZGV1/image.png" alt="image.png" height="789" width="1164" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>4) After you activated the password protection for the TeamViewer options it is only possible to access the options by typing in the correct password: </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/B3DL186GW5XE/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/B3DL186GW5XE/image.png" alt="image.png" height="179" width="376" loading="lazy" data-display-size="medium" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><h3 data-id="-2"></h3><h2 data-id="remove-password-that-protects-your-teamviewer-options">Remove password that protects your TeamViewer options</h2><p>You can remove the password protection for the TeamViewer Options by deleting the password in the advanced TeamViewer options.</p><p>1) Click the <strong>Gear icon</strong> (⚙) in the upper right corner of the TeamViewer application and navigate to <strong>Advanced </strong>--> <strong>TeamViewer options</strong>. </p><p>2) Remove the password in the <strong>Protect options with password</strong> box, and repeat the step under <strong>Confirm password</strong>. </p><p>3) Click <strong>OK</strong> to save.</p><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-3"></h3> </article> </main>
