How to Retrieve a Lost Windows Password

It is very frustrating to loose or forget your windows log on password; however for security reasons we tend to make our password a little bit more complex than we want too. Thanks to PC World video on retrieving lost Windows password it is a lot easier to get back to your Windows screen. Watch and enjoy.

Microsoft User Account Recommendations

When you first install windows you'll be asked to enter a user name and choose a password. This will become the administrator account you'll use for all system-level changes, fixes, and updates. According to Microsoft it is better to create a standard user account for day to day use and reserve the administrator account for maintenance, backups, and system administration duties. it is good Idea because if you come into contact with a nasty piece of malware as a standard user in Vista or limited user in XP, it won't get very far in making too much damage to your system. Now go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5-zmbx0qqg and watch a tutorial on how to set up user accounts in Vista. For setting up a limited user account in XP go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw4ZG8TPHaU. I hope you like the tutorials and awfully start using a standard or limited user account for safer computer experience.

Browser Cache

When you visit Web Sites your browser stores all the sites you have visited in its cache as well as some information that you might have typed. The best way to keep a truly clean browser and a maintain a safer Internet experience is to prevent the browser to leave anything in the hard drive. The tool call Eraser is a great program that will help you to securely delete browser cache files by overwriting the files numerous times. It is completely free and you can find it at http://www.heidi.ie/node/6 I hope that it is useful for you and that it will help you have and enjoy a safer online browsing.

Choose a Secure Password

It is vital that you use a strong password. It is best to use a password that is least 8 characters long. Never use a password qwerty or 12345. These are among the most commonly used password and will be the first thing an intruder will try. Also avoid using your username as your password, and don't use proper nouns, words found in the dictionary or your date of birth. Using a mixed-case password makes it harder to crack, so include numbers and capital letters to help strengthen your password. For Example, W6pnfs8rG is harder to break. It is also useful to use other characters in your password, such as currency symbols and underscores. Now if you have a password in mind you can use the password-checker on Microsoft's website www.tinyurl.com/mspassword which lets you type your proposed password into a box an will give it a rating between weak and strong.