Windows Password
Aug 5, 2022 01:45:46 #
Bigmike1 wrote:
It's all about control, just like with Facebook. I am in Facebook jail right now for saying that Jayne Whats Her Face is a traitor and should be tied to a post and shot. There ain't no First Amendment with Facebook. It is about control.
Sorry Bigmike, FB isn't the government, so like here at UHH, it's not censorship, it's the owner's rules.
Aug 5, 2022 07:48:11 #
Laramie wrote:
Sorry Bigmike, FB isn't the government, so like here at UHH, it's not censorship, it's the owner's rules.
Exactly!
Aug 5, 2022 10:06:24 #
TriX wrote:
You can change or remove the password from a startup in: settings/accounts/sign-in options/password and choose “never”. There also may be a password when awakening from the screen saver which can be changed in control panel/display/password protect the screen saver and turn it off.
Yes, that's exactly what the directions say.
For some reason, I no longer need a password for my computer to become usable. Time after time, I would follow the steps, yet it still wanted a password. Now it doesn't.
Aug 5, 2022 16:18:21 #
TriX wrote:
You can change or remove the password from a startup in: settings/accounts/sign-in options/password and choose “never”. There also may be a password when awakening from the screen saver which can be changed in control panel/display/password protect the screen saver and turn it off.
I tried this, and have spent several hours trying to get back into my PC... I don't have a "never" option at that point, only for the screen saver resume. I removed the PIN setting, and tried to reboot. It prompted me for a password, which of course, I don't have. After jumping through hoops for a while, I clicked on "forgot my password". It offered to text a code to my landline phone, or to email it to my primary email account - which I only access through the PC...
Ok, I was finally able to access my comcast account using my phone, but of course I didn't have a password for that either - stored on the PC in LastPass. So, I had to have them phone me with a code to reset my password, so that I could gain access to email and get to the message with the code to reset windows...
After that scare, the first thing I did was to reset the PIN code! I can live with that!
Aug 5, 2022 16:57:09 #
As an ancillary piece of information, in addition to my personal account login, I also set up a separate “administrator” account with admin privileges and a PW I can’t possibly forget such as the numeric portion of my military ID or SSN. VERY useful if you get locked out by malware.
Aug 6, 2022 20:18:49 #
RiJoRi
Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC
"The chief purpose of computers is to irritate humans and annoy them forever!"
... and they're doing a great job!
--Rich
(Never had these problems with my TS-1000!)
... and they're doing a great job!
--Rich
(Never had these problems with my TS-1000!)
Aug 7, 2022 08:33:19 #
RiJoRi wrote:
"The chief purpose of computers is to irritate humans and annoy them forever!"
... and they're doing a great job!
--Rich
(Never had these problems with my TS-1000!)
... and they're doing a great job!
--Rich
(Never had these problems with my TS-1000!)
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