For a general Windows user, resetting a lost or forgotten administrative password can be a bit troublesome if you don’t have the proper tools and techniques to reset it, depending on the underlying OS ...

If used properly, new features built into Windows 11 offer safe, nearly complete backup, restore, repair, and recovery operations without third-party tools — but there are some caveats worth knowing.

Passwords increase security, but they can also increase your headaches if they're lost. When a password goes missing, don't panic: Just use the techniques and software detailed here to recover it.

We’ve all been there before. You put a brand-spanking-new password on your Windows computer, then promptly continue to use it without rebooting for several weeks ...

ACCESS DENIED. Those two bone-chilling words are the last thing you want to see when you're trying to log into a system or open a file, but they're not necessarily a dead end. Several free tools can ...

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 ...

Whenever you create a new account in Windows, you should create a password reset disk that allows you to reset your Windows account password if you forget it. If you have a lot of users and do not ...