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Please Help!!! Forgotten Windows 8.1 Administrator login password on HP 110-210 Desktop PC [duplicate]
I have reviewed the existing "fixes" or ways to restore and/or recover or remove administrator passwords on Windows 8.1 operating systems on other sites to no avail. I'm hoping someone in ...
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How can I force users to change login passwords every 30 days?
I want to make users in my home network change their login passwords every 30 days. All are Windows based 7/8/XP. I have access to all of them. I have admin access to all computers.
Is this possible ...
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Can't login into Windows 8.1 - password field limited to 9 characters?
I just bought a new Windows 8 Dell Vostro 5470 laptop. I signed in with my Live account, which I use on my main computer everyday.
I upgraded into Windows 8.1, and set up fingerprint authentication ...
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How can I enter Unicode characters (e.g. ♥♦♣♠) when logging into Windows?
As far as I can tell, it is possible to put a ♥ character in a Windows user password. The problem is, when you get to the log on screen, how can this be typed?
As far as I can tell, any symbol that ...
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Auto-login when I enter my password, not requiring pressing "Enter"?
On Win8, you can chose a "Pin" mode, where you enter four digits. Without pressing enter, it will log you in if you enter the correct password.
Is it possible to do this with characters? The amount ...
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Cannot access my desktop on windows 8 using my windows live account
It tells me to change my password which I do from my xbox since I cannot get online with my laptop.
I have changed the password multiple times.
I cannot get into the BIOS.
How can I log into my ...
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Windows 8 locked because the password were lost, how can I change it without needing to reinstall it?
I installed Windows 8 on my mother's notebook, she typed a new password for her and she lost it, she can't remember what she typed and no notes about it were made(my fault), now her Windows 8 ...
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Is it possible to use a Microsoft account and don't log in with a password?
I'm evaluating Windows 8 and there's something that's bothering me regarding the new user accounts.
First I used a local account instead of a Microsoft account for my user but to use some ...
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