The nice thing about past versions of OS X was that you could establish your own admin password during the set up process when you first installed OS X, but OS X Yosemite no longer does that and it ...

There are a number of reasons why you might want to change the password on your Mac. Perhaps you gave it to a family member and grew to regret that decision, maybe you want to change it to practice ...

after a reinstall of Windows 8.1 I experience the following situation: Whenever I want to run a program as admin (I'm a local user), the UAC pops up, and I have to enter the admin password. But after ...

A strong password will help keep your devices secure and prevent people from using your network without you realizing it. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based ...

Subscribers to the ReadyNotify app are being urged to change their passwords after the third-party system, which provides ...

This single action could save your Win10 PC from external threats This article describes how to change the built-in Administrator account name in Windows 10 to bolster your computer's security. We'll ...

i work at a library, and we have an nt4 webserver that allows patrons access to the library database. apparently, about a month or 2 ago hackers broke into it, because it had a very easy password, and ...

There are a couple of places on your Mac where your name – or some other name – might appear: the account name and Home folder. The name that appears is based on the Full Name you gave when you (or ...

The password for your home wifi unlocks your gateway to the web. And since just about everything we own these days is internet-ready, you probably have your password memorized after hooking up dozens ...

The need to reset or recover your admin password for your account can happen for a variety of reasons – we were once in this position when we messed around with settings on our Mac and then forgot the ...