It's a tale as old as time: You boot your Windows 11 PC or laptop, are prompted by a login screen to key in your password, and your brain is suddenly drawing a blank ...

Q: I’ve forgotten the password for my Windows laptop and can’t get in. What are my options? A: Digital security is a challenge for every company to manage as they try to balance security with ...

One of the advantages of a Windows Live ID is that you can use it to log on to numerous Microsoft applications and services, from Hotmail to SkyDrive to Office Live 365. If you have forgotten your ...

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 ...

It’s in human nature to sometimes forget things (mistakenly or deliberately). The worst may hit when you are just back from your vacation and fail to remember your Windows password. Under such ...

A USB "key" seeking funding on Kickstarter contains software that can reset any forgotten Windows password to regain access to your account. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to ...

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 ...

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 ...

A forgotten Windows password isn’t the end of the world. You don’t have to trash the computer, or even perform a dreaded factory restore. There are many ways to ...

You use Windows within a user profile even if you don't manually log in to a profile on start-up. You can check your username and password protection status through ...