In Windows 8, you can remove the password for your Windows account in the Accounts section of the PC Settings utility. If you use your Microsoft account to log in to your computer, you need to first ...

Papa John created a strong, complex password for his Microsoft account–as he should. But he wants a simpler password for logging into Windows 8.1. Microsoft built Windows 8 on the assumption that your ...

A basic task that all Windows users should know how to do is to change their password. If your computer becomes compromised or you are concerned that someone may know your password, you should ...

Remembering each and every one of your passwords can often give you a stress-inducing headache. When it comes to computing, people are frequently encouraged to create a wildly-unique combination of ...

Tablet and PC users alike can create a picture password in Windows 8 as a visual way of signing in. Here's how. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional.

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 ...

Our recent feature on the growing vulnerability of passwords chronicled the myriad ways crackers extract clues used to guess other people’s login credentials. Add to that list a password reminder ...

More than ever, passwords are a part of our lives, the key to our digital identity. On average, each of us has 25 online accounts, and that is beyond the internal systems you also need to authenticate ...

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 ...