In Windows Vista, the administrator has almost complete control over the operating system and its user accounts. Because the administrator has such authority over the OS, however, Windows Vista ...

Okay, so you forgot your password for logging in to Windows. All is not lost. You can still log in to Windows—even if there is no other administrative account on ...

The Windows operating system includes log-in protection to help prevent unauthorized access to the computer. When anyone tries to access a computer, if the user has set a password, he will be asked to ...

— Charlie Johnston A: The way to restore lost Windows passwords depends on several factors, including the version of Windows you’re running, the type of user accounts you have chosen to create, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

For some reason, your Windows 10 computer lost Admin rights, every time you open an application on the screen you receive an ...

For a general Windows user, resetting a lost or forgotten administrative password can be a bit troublesome if you don’t have the proper tools and techniques to reset it, depending on the underlying OS ...

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 ...