Apple requests an admin username and password whenever you send a machine in for repair. For obvious reasons, I'm uncomfortable with that, and a search shows I'm not alone. My preferred solution is to ...

More than four years ago, Alicia Katz Pollock wrote “Five Ways to Reset a Lost Administrator Password” (17 January 2014), and through the vagaries of Google’s search algorithm, it remains our most ...

The administrator account of your HP laptop regulates most settings on your computer and has access to all other user accounts. In general, it's a good idea to periodically change your password to ...

For one reason or another, you may want to bypass the Administrator password in Windows 11/10. You can do so using any of the methods listed below. Reset the ...

IBM X-Force warns that router passwords must be changed. Update, Jan. 5, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 4, now includes a user guide explaining how to change your router admin credentials ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. You only have to look at the number of Forbes cybersecurity ...

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 ...

Researchers at Rapid7 have looked at the security of admin passwords used to protect the two main protocols for remotely accessing corporate networks – and the results aren't great. The two protocols ...

I have shown the steps to set the password for a printer in Windows 11/10 for the following brands: A new page will open where you can enter the new password. Enter the same password in the Confirm ...

This week, British music streaming service, Last.fm has fixed a credential leakage issue that revealed admin username and password. The leak had occurred due to a misconfigured PHP Symfony app running ...

You should always be able to find the password for a WiFi network you're connected to. Finding a WiFi password may not be something you need to do very often ...