Dell's System Restore option is part of the operating system, allowing you to back up your data, return the computer to factory condition and then restore all of your ...

Get an added level of protection by activating this back-up administrator account in Vista and by safeguarding it in XP. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for ...

This article is over four years old and some details have changed. For up-to-date help, read “Three Ways to Reset a Lost Admin Password in High Sierra” (5 July 2018). Several years ago, I was helping ...

The administrator account of your HP laptop regulates most settings on your computer and has access to all other user accounts. In general, it's a good idea to periodically change your password to ...

For one reason or another, you may want to bypass the Administrator password in Windows 11/10. You can do so using any of the methods listed below. Reset the ...

Windows administrators have a problem — passwords. Specifically, administrator passwords that lurk out there, identical across machines, just ready to be compromised. But there is finally a solution ...

Q: Ever since I upgraded to Windows 10, I am forced to change the password for the administrator account periodically. I use the standard account almost all the time, several times a day. Occasionally ...

Admin Privileges and User Accounts have become standard on Windows. There are two types of users on Windows: Administrators and Standard users. While administrators get unrestricted access to all the ...

After reading my column, "Local Admin Password Problem," a couple of readers contacted me with their own solutions to automating password changes. These solutions are far too good for me to keep to ...