Don doesn’t need to keep other people off his PC. He asked me how he could skip the logon screen and boot directly into Windows without a password. My first piece of advice would be to leave your ...

One of the advantages of a Windows Live ID is that you can use it to log on to numerous Microsoft applications and services, from Hotmail to SkyDrive to Office Live 365. If you have forgotten your ...

Abdi Hamid Malik upgraded to Windows 10, and it changed his login password to his Hotmail password. (Hotmail passwords are also Microsoft passwords.) Microsoft really wants to attach your Windows ...

To protect your computer from unauthorized use, Windows 11/10 provides a facility to protect it using a password. A strong password is thus the first line of defense as far as your computer’s security ...

Have you ever forgotten your Windows log-on password? It's a dreadful feeling, isn't it? We'll show you how to create a Windows 7 password reset disk. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the ...

For one reason or another, you may want to bypass the Administrator password in Windows 11/10. You can do so using any of the methods listed below. Reset the ...

You probably already know that good password practices are an important way to protect access to your accounts. Of course, the other side of the coin is that the best ...

Windows 11 22H2 was just released, and with it comes a new security feature called Enhanced Phishing Protection that warns users when they enter their Windows password in insecure applications or on ...

Windows 8 includes a feature called picture passwords that allow you to login to your account by using gestures on an image with your finger or your mouse. This is especially useful for tablets where ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...