In Windows Vista, the administrator has almost complete control over the operating system and its user accounts. Because the administrator has such authority over the OS, however, Windows Vista ...

These articles are brought to you in association with Pocket-lint and our partners. In the early days of the internet, creating and remembering passwords didn’t ...

A basic task that all Windows users should know how to do is to change their password. If your computer becomes compromised or you are concerned that someone may know your password, you should ...

Most people never bother to password-protect their computers, but several of Windows Vista’s built-in applications and features require a password for your user ...

When you click on the Reset Password option, or use your password reset disk in Windows XP, Windows will start the Password Reset wizard as shown below. Click on the Next button to start the reset ...

In early June, Computerworld published the story, “Visual Tour: 20 Things You Won’t Like About Windows Vista.” At the bottom of page 5 of that story, I wrote that the built-in Administrator account is ...