Getting locked out of your Windows 11 PC when you don't know the password can be frustrating, but regaining access is easier than you might think. The process you should use depends on how you set up ...

On the first day after your vacation, you sit down at your PC, type in the password — and fail. Windows says: “The password is incorrect. Please repeat the process” and expects you to click “OK.” ...

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 introduced a lot of new ways for users to do things. In some cases it makes activities, like searching or setting wallpaper, a lot easier. Unfortunately, password recovery ...

When you purchase a Windows computer, you have to create a user account in order to use it. Microsoft gives you a facility to create multiple user accounts, including work or school accounts and ...

Q: I’ve forgotten the password for my Windows laptop and can’t get in. What are my options? A: Digital security is a challenge for every company to manage as they try to balance security with ...

Q: I just found an old PC of mine that may store some important information that I would like to recover. It boots up to Windows XP and gives me a password hint, but I simply cannot recall the ...

Few things in computing are more frustrating than forgetting a password. Usually, your mind blanks out right when you need to log into a system the most, causing some serious consternation and ...

If you reset your PC by selecting the “Remove everything” option, all your data, along with the user accounts, is deleted. In this case, you have to set up your PC from scratch. On the other hand, if ...

Resetting your PC is the go-to solution for users if Windows OS issues are not resolved through other troubleshooting steps. However, many users face the dreaded ...

In some ways, Microsoft’s latest operating system is just like the ones that came before it: Applications, files and folders can quickly clutter up the local storage space, leaving you with a ...

You use Windows within a user profile even if you don't manually log in to a profile on start-up. You can check your username and password protection status through ...