You try to sign into your Windows 10 PC, but there's a problem: you forgot the password. Don't panic. Windows 10 has long offered the ability to reset your password ...

Sometimes you can easily forget your local password, especially, when you log in to your Windows PC automatically. If you have to type in your password, and you have forgotten it, don't worry. There ...

Lately, it seems the more Windows computers I work on, the more users have forgotten their password, or they didn’t tell me the password, and when I can’t reach them, I am stuck with no option to get ...

A USB "key" seeking funding on Kickstarter contains software that can reset any forgotten Windows password to regain access to your account. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to ...

On the first day after your vacation, you sit down at your PC, type in the password — and fail. Windows says: “The password is incorrect. Please repeat the process” and expects you to click “OK.” ...

Losing your Windows password can be a nightmare. Not only are you completely locked out of your system, but all of your data is still in there. It’s like losing the key to a vault that holds ...

The easiest way to reset a forgotten Windows password is to use a previously created password-reset disk. You can create such a disk (on USB removable media or a ...

Q: I’ve forgotten the password for my Windows laptop and can’t get in. What are my options? A: Digital security is a challenge for every company to manage as they try to balance security with ...

If you’ve forgotten your Windows password, there are several utilities to reset it. One of them is Windows’ own System Recovery Disk. As a side note, this password reset trick, which takes just ten ...