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.” ...

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 ...

For a variety of reasons, you may want to factory reset your Windows 11 computer. There are a few methods you can use to do this, but they all require that you are ...

How to Create a Local Account in Windows 11 Pro Your email has been sent Yes, you can log into your personal PC without using a Microsoft account. Here’s how to ...

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 ...

I'll keep this short, mostly because I'm at the end of my rope. I'm entitled to upgrade any base Windows install to any other Windows version in my site license. This is for an end user, not for me. I ...

Don't be daunted by the setup process for Microsoft's latest OS—here's what you need to know. Reading time 5 minutes If you’ve recently unwrapped a brand new Windows 11 computer or perhaps built one ...

In this post, we will show you how to use PIN instead of Password on a Windows 11/10 PC. Microsoft offers several different options for account authentication in Windows. These include a local account ...

More than a year on from using World Password Day in 2023 to detail how and why Windows users should turn to passkeys for simplicity and security, Katherine Holdsworth, a partner group product manager ...