Alexleonardme acquired a used PC but doesn’t have an administrator password. He asked the Windows forum for help. There are a number of ways to gain access to a password-protected administrator ...

LouieB62 needs administrator-level access to his Windows PC, but he doesn’t have the password. He asked the Answer Line forum for help. Your Windows PC has at least one administrator-level account. If ...

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 ...

Q: I’ve run every computer I’ve ever had in admin mode, with no password, including Windows 10 set up as classic Windows. I did not know that was a big no-no, so I added a strong password to the admin ...

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the roll out of a new "Windows Local Administrator Password Solution" (LAPS). Update 4/14: Microsoft advised against installing the older "legacy LAPS" after its April ...

Protect domain-joined computer passwords with Windows’ Local Administrator Password Solution Your email has been sent Windows finally includes a tool to manage ...

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 ...