Microsoft account vs. local account: How to choose and set up your pick in Windows 11 ...

A basic rule of password-based security is “don’t write down your password.” A second rule might be “don’t train people to write down passwords.” And a third rule, which few follow, is “don’t adopt ...

2godballdaglory asked the Answer Line forum how he can boot an old PC with a password he no longer remembers. [Email your tech questions to [email protected] or post them on the PCW Answer Line forum.

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 ...