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Add a password to the Admin account of Windows 7/8(.1)/10
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<blockquote data-quote="Ink" data-source="post: 376258" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>If your PC is left unlocked, it's not a hack.</p><p></p><p>The easiest and safest method to add a Password to your User Account is via the Control Panel > Change View to "Icons" > User Accounts.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]55057[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>For Windows 8 and newer: You can add a Password (recommended), PIN or Picture Password via the Modern UI. Biometric may be available for certain PC with special hardware.</p><p></p><p>If you are using a Microsoft Account to sign in to Windows, you already have a password.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]55060[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>You can see the current User Account's Type (Standard or Admin) and if Password-enabled or not.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]55059[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>To further increase security and privacy, Windows users can opt to enable:</p><p>- <strong>BitLocker</strong> (if available) on your Windows version. (HTG - <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/192894/how-to-set-up-bitlocker-encryption-on-windows/" target="_blank">How To Setup</a>)</p><p>- Install an <strong>Anti-Theft Security</strong> software - Some Antivirus vendors include this feature, or you can choose Prey Anti-Theft.</p><p><a href="https://preyproject.com/" target="_blank">https://preyproject.com/</a> (Free and Open-source, Registered account required)</p><p></p><p>For Mac OS users:</p><p>- FileVault is available to encrypt your drive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ink, post: 376258, member: 3"] If your PC is left unlocked, it's not a hack. The easiest and safest method to add a Password to your User Account is via the Control Panel > Change View to "Icons" > User Accounts. [ATTACH]55057[/ATTACH] For Windows 8 and newer: You can add a Password (recommended), PIN or Picture Password via the Modern UI. Biometric may be available for certain PC with special hardware. If you are using a Microsoft Account to sign in to Windows, you already have a password. [ATTACH]55060[/ATTACH] You can see the current User Account's Type (Standard or Admin) and if Password-enabled or not. [ATTACH]55059[/ATTACH] To further increase security and privacy, Windows users can opt to enable: - [B]BitLocker[/B] (if available) on your Windows version. (HTG - [URL='http://www.howtogeek.com/192894/how-to-set-up-bitlocker-encryption-on-windows/']How To Setup[/URL]) - Install an [B]Anti-Theft Security[/B] software - Some Antivirus vendors include this feature, or you can choose Prey Anti-Theft. [URL]https://preyproject.com/[/URL] (Free and Open-source, Registered account required) For Mac OS users: - FileVault is available to encrypt your drive. [/QUOTE]
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