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 ...

It's easy to forget a Windows password, especially if the one you're using is long or complicated. If you forget your Dell Windows administrator password, resetting ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article describes how to change the built-in Administrator account name in Windows 10 to bolster your computer's security. We ...

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 ...

Windows finally includes a tool to manage local admin passwords, but admins will still need to do some work to make it useful. Image: Ivan/Adobe Stock. One of the best ways to defend your network is ...