Sometimes you can easily forget your local password, especially, when you log in to your Windows PC automatically. If you have to type in your password, and you have forgotten it, don't worry. There ...

If you need to reset the password on your Windows 11/10 device, you’ll be in one of two states: logged-in or locked out. In a previous article, we have explored how to reset local account password ...

Losing your Windows password can be a nightmare. Not only are you completely locked out of your system, but all of your data is still in there. It’s like losing the key to a vault that holds ...

For one reason or another, you may be unable to sign in to your Windows device to get access to your files and apps. This sign-in problem could happen after installing a new version, you simply forgot ...

I’m a bit forgetful, which is why I always use a password manager to remember all of my quirky and complex passwords for everything. Even then, I occasionally type in the wrong password to access it, ...

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We’ve all been there before. You put a brand-spanking-new password on your Windows computer, then promptly continue to use it without rebooting for several weeks ...

Choose to set up Windows 10 or 11 with a local account, and you're required to select three security questions to answer if you ever get locked out. Those questions include the typical ones, such as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. While Microsoft recently made an unprecedented change to the ...