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| Thread ID: 111118 | 2010-07-14 23:26:00 | Is it possible for a technician to overide a Win7 password? | ssssss (2100) | Press F1 |
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| 1118753 | 2010-07-14 23:26:00 | One has a personal password to enter Win7. If one has to send the computer away to be repaired, (which isn't an issue at the moment) can a technician overide it to do his work? Thanks |
ssssss (2100) | ||
| 1118754 | 2010-07-14 23:32:00 | YEP !! easy as :thumbs: no matter how complicated the password may be. Have that sort of thing all the time -- If I have to take the PC / Laptop back top the workshop I ask people if they have their log in passworded -- NO they say, fire up the PC and look what it wants (Grrrrr -- mumble mumble) Oh well - blow it away in around 1 minute (the password). Edited: thats goes for the "real" Hidden admin account if thats passworded as well. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1118755 | 2010-07-14 23:39:00 | Thanks wainuitech. Very interesting |
ssssss (2100) | ||
| 1118756 | 2010-07-15 00:27:00 | its possible to stop this if you wish one example would be using the Windows 7 Bitlocker feature to do full volume encryption of your hard drive that is going to make it significantly more difficult (read: impossible) for someone to get into the local machine |
nmercer (3899) | ||
| 1118757 | 2010-07-15 00:35:00 | local password yes (?)(giving access to all files, may need to change ownership for some access), network login/domain pass/profile no. I havnt tried pass reset CD on Win7 yet. Isnt the local administrator a/c disabled(for login) on Win7 ?? |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1118758 | 2010-07-15 00:53:00 | If one has to send the computer away to be repaired, (which isn't an issue at the moment) can a technician overide it to do his work? Yes. We'd look pretty stupid sitting there unable to proceed if we couldn't wouldn't we? And it's amazing how many people drop off a PC and neglect to mention passwords...... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1118759 | 2010-07-15 01:05:00 | one example would be using the Windows 7 Bitlocker feature to do full volume encryption of your hard drive While that is true, not all versions of Windfows 7 have bitlocker. Maybe MS have changed it, but Last time I looked only Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate came with bitlocker. Average Home user Passwords are only a Judder bar so to speak.:D |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1118760 | 2010-07-15 01:32:00 | While that is true, not all versions of Windfows 7 have bitlocker. Maybe MS have changed it, but Last time I looked only Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate came with bitlocker. Average Home user Passwords are only a Judder bar so to speak.:D Beat me to it WT - a completely stupid decision by MS to not put Bitlocker on W7 Professional, and even Home Premium at a pinch; most enterprise-grade laptops already have security policies enforced by GP etc, so Bitlocker is just a nice-to-have option. It's the average home user that had no idea about encryption that really needs a simple, transparent technology to protect them and their data. |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 1118761 | 2010-07-15 01:52:00 | nofam: Why would home users need to encrypt their data? The only thing home users should be doing to their data, is backing it up. |
Cellux (15145) | ||
| 1118762 | 2010-07-15 03:00:00 | What happens if a home owner forget their password? :D | Nomad (952) | ||
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