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.