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 ...

The simple task of checking your email can be a big problem if find yourself locked out of your inbox. You may have run into this scenario if you've forgotten your ...

Forgot your Mac password? Learn how to reset it safely without losing data. Follow our step-by-step guide to regain access to ...

Losing or forgetting your Windows password is not just frustrating; it can be catastrophic, since it might cost you all the data locked away on that computer. More than once I've lost track of the old ...

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 ...

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 ...

How to reset a Lenovo password on Windows 7? If you forgot your password and your computer is under Windows 7, then you can try all of the solutions described above. How to reset a Lenovo password on ...

If you've ever forgotten your user account password in OS X, the Hackszine weblog details the simple process of resetting or changing your password. All you need is to remember your username (you do ...

I ran across an issue yesterday in trying to support a Macbook Pro at work. We wanted to reformat the Macbook to a clean system install, but we had no system disk for the computer (it was lost in the ...

Apple has hidden the Password Reset utility in OS X Lion's Recovery partition. Here is how to get it running again. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has ...