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Windows 10 Change account details
Hi all. Although I am a long time Windows user my knowledge is more on applications than Windows itself. Hence I have a question that while might well be simple if someone can help I would be very appreciative. My grandson (12) was recently given an HP all-in-one system that is at most a few...- kenrh
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- all-in-one details installation itunes microsoft store password user account user help windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 How to Bypass a Forgotten Laptop Login Password
I have forgotten the password to log on to my laptop. Does anyone know how to bypass this password?- alfred01
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- access bypass help laptop login password recovery security
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Is there Windows-own software to password files, folders, etc?
I am using Rohos Mini Portable software to password a folder on flash drives and external hard drives, but I am wondering whether there is Windows-own software for the same purpose. Mike- Mike Goodger
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- data security external drive files flash drive folders password rohos security software windows
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 10 Password protect file access
We are a small group that share a PC and have separate User ID and password. Others who want to use the PC, can use as a guest account that does not need password. I want to load files on the PC and it should be password protected. It may be one with the User ID or guest. Can I create a disk...- virangs
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- access control file security guest account partition password pc security privacy user account user id windows settings
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Forgot admin password/windows 10
Hello everyone Can you tell me program or what i recovery password i try everything. Try from microsoft-live but dont change.When i try to click to reset password show me this feature requires removable media such as a usb flash drive Please,help :))) Thank you,everyone!!!- martqncty
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- administrator help microsoft password recovery reset usb user account windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 10 What is this and what does it want??
I have entered every possible password and even reset my MS password, and it just keeps popping up. I don't know what it wants! It started after I rebooted my laptop, and now my iphone is prompting me for my exchange password.- topdesk123
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- authentication exchange iphone issues laptop microsoft password prompt reboot reset
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Can Win 8 be reset free of old logons and passwords?
I recently received a donation at our non-profit from a school of some 13 in. HP Streams with Win 8. When I go to install Win 10 on them from a USB, I am asked for a login and password, which I don't have. Is there any way to reset Win 8 so that it is free of logons and passwords?- Angler4
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- hp stream installation login nonprofit password reset support usb windows 10 windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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I can't log in to forum
I can't log into forum using my name and password. Have to log in using facebook.- Sonny
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- access facebook forum issues login password users
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- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 10 Unable to enter password when Windows 10 boots up.
When I turn on my Acer PC Windows 10 boots up to the wallpaper screen where the date and time are showing in the lower left corner and the monitor is showing in the lower right corner. When I press any key to bring up where I enter the password the screen goes black for a few seconds then the...- PyramidFlorida
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- acer black screen boot issues password safe mode startup issues tech support user help windows 10
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Windows 10 Intermittent Windows 10 Password Recognition Issues: Causes and Solutions Needed
Don't know what gives with my password. Win10 no longer sees it as legit. I entered it about 5 times and it then worked. After downloading a file to install software it then refused the password again... and then it worked. What do I do about this problem? and what has caused it to fail and...- Fenway16
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- authentication issues login password security software troubleshooting user account windows 10
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Windows 10 passwords and security
My ISP is set up so that I can sign in with a username and password as in most sites. However, if I click on settings, I can see the secure network within my house and by clicking on [hide/see] I can see the same key that is in the gateways router which I can access by typing 10.0.0.1 in the...- Peterr
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- access key bridged router gateway home network isp network password router security settings
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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Windows 10 Find or reset my Windows password?
I have been logging on to my PC for years using just the PIN, but I have a program that requires my Windows password, and I can't recall it. I can't share folders without it, and I can't manage my credentials without it. Can I change or reset the password after logging on with my PIN - AND not...- SteveMann
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- credentials login microsoft onedrive password pin reset roboform technet windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 MS Account password doesn't work to open Windows Store
My Microsoft account password works fine to log me into Windows 10 but when I try to log into Windows Store (of Skype, etc) it tells me the password is invalid- kgash
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- access authentication error login microsoft microsoft store password skype user account windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Interesting Newscast Concerning A Breach Of Your Security
Hello, A Philadelphia tv news station channel 6 had an interesting story to report about this subject. In summary, A website can alert you if your data has been breached. so that internet users can change their passwords. Check it out and let me know what you think. Go to: Link Removed...- rjlocal22
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- alert breach data security internet users newscast password philadelphia pwned security website
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- Forum: Windows Security
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Windows 10 Help reinstalling windows on machine locked with bit locker
I have an older windows computer that I forgot the password to. I want to reinstall windows on it, but I'm having a problem because I don't have another windows computer to create a standalone installation media. I tried running a windows virtual machine on Mac to create one, but it doesn't...- tv78
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- bitlocker drive installation iso laptop password reinstall usb virtual machine windows
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Windows 7 refuses to totally reset - help!
I am trying to factory reset my Samsung R519 laptop (running Windows 7 home premium) in order to recycle it but have encountered a problem: once the Samsung Recovery Solution 4 utility has finished using the 'initial computer status' recovery option and the system reboots, I still get the...- crossways
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- admin folder data recovery factory reset file access laptop maintenance password personal data reboot issues recovery recycling samsung settings system restore tech help troubleshooting user account user interface windows 7
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Windows 10 Avoid login screen, password etc
I’m beefing up my laptop (which in any event needs a new cooling fan (sounds like a 737 starting up sometimes) and battery (short charge time and looks a bit lumpy) with a new SSD. I’ve retrieved the product key just in case, and this is going to be a completely fresh installation using the...- oscarcat
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- asus best practices bloatware clean install encryption home page home use installation laptop maintenance login media creation tool password ssd tech tips user experience windows update
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Account verification when overseas
I live in the United States and was vacationing in Rome, Italy. I was using the hotel computer and tried to sign into my Microsoft account to check my email. Microsoft told me they didn’t recognize the computer and would not let me sign in without verification. They wanted to TEXT or EMAIL me a...- spetho2001
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- access alternatives authentication computer configuration email gmail lockout login microsoft overseas passcode password security settings support travel trip user account verification
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- Forum: Windows Security
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Windows 10 Offer To Save Password - Missing in Microsoft Edge
Running Windows 10 Pro, on a Dell XPS machine. When I went to Settings > Privacy & Services > to click on the "Offer To Save Password", is NOT there any more for Microsoft Edge? Screenshot: : ImageBam- W7towindows8
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- browser dell microsoft edge missing features password privacy security settings windows 10 xps
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Windows 10 Login Issue: Can't Use Password, Prompted for PIN Instead
I set up a password for my admin account a couple of weeks back. I did NOT set up a PIN. I have been logging on without incident until today. Today at login, windows 10 will not accept password but wants a PIN. I want to use my password NOT a PIN. Can someone guide through this. Thanks again.- Fenway16
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- admin account login issues password pin tech support troubleshooting user account windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support