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Thread ID: 141401	2015-12-13 00:13:00	How does one disable the password?	Roscoe (6288)	Press F1

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1412714	2015-12-13 00:13:00	My considerate daughter said I needed a password on my computer so she installed one. I don't want a password on my computer as it is only myself and SWMBO who uses it. There is no one else in the house. Unfortunately, she does not know how to disable it. Will someone please tell me how I can disable it. It's a damn nuisance. Thank you.	Roscoe (6288)
1412715	2015-12-13 00:39:00	Windows key + R <netplwiz> enter. Then select what you want and apply. You will need to put in the current password to make the change.	CliveM (6007)
1412716	2015-12-13 00:57:00	Thank you very much Clive. That worked a treat. I am now rid of that confounded password. Much appreciated. Thanks, Clive.	Roscoe (6288)
1412717	2015-12-13 04:13:00	I am pleased to be able to help. :) Like most things in windows when you know how it is simple but you can spend an awful lot of time and energy finding out how. I guess that is what keeps the professionals amongst us in business.	CliveM (6007)
1412718	2015-12-13 18:56:00	I am pleased to be able to help. :) Like most things in windows when you know how it is simple but you can spend an awful lot of time and energy finding out how. I guess that is what keeps the professionals amongst us in business.And how to help the cheats, wannabe hackers and worse. Private Messages (PMs) might just be more appropriate.	Greg (193)
1412719	2015-12-13 21:20:00	And how to help the cheats, wannabe hackers and worse. Private Messages (PMs) might just be more appropriate. The information I passed on is a. Common knowledge and b. In no way helps anyone not in the possesion of their password. It in no way assists cheats, wannabe hackers and worse. I assume that you either failed the read posts #1 and #2 in this thread or that you do not understand how the process works.	CliveM (6007)
1412720	2015-12-13 21:25:00	Netplwiz is a MS tool and you still need to know the password to use it so it's not helping anyone cheat or hack or whatever. The option to not have to use a password to get into windows is a built in ,if slightly hidden, feature. There is some security risk to using it if other people have access to the PC you should be aware of. For example I have mine set up to log in automatically using Netplwiz as well and use an online account with my E-mail address as a log in. If anyone gets hold of my PC they can log in with full admin rights as me and have access to all my E-mail and almost complete access to my PC. It's a risk I accept for convenience. If that concerns you you'd be better off logging in with a password or creating a new account without admin rights that has no password to use on a daily basis and leave the password protected account alone. All down to personal choice and acceptable risk.	dugimodo (138)
1412721	2015-12-13 21:44:00	And how to help the cheats, wannabe hackers and worse. Private Messages (PMs) might just be more appropriate. Because wannabe hackers would never know this basic,commonly known info, nor would they have google access to search it :) Windows pass is only really good to keep young kids & neighbors off the PC. Its easily removed . BUT, it cant be broken or removed without access to the PC. If someone has physical access to the PC, a Win password is only a deterrent . Better security is a bios level password.	1101 (13337)
1412722	2015-12-13 21:53:00	Because wannabe hackers would never know this basic,commonly known info, nor would they have google access to search it :) Windows pass is only really good to keep young kids & neighbors off the PC. Its easily removed . BUT, it cant be broken or removed without access to the PC. If someone has physical access to the PC, a Win password is only a deterrent . Better security is a bios level password. Yeah get that all the time ;) People leave their computers or I have to bring them back to the workshop, Ask if its pass-worded -- Nooooooo ( hmmmmm yes it is) and as long as theres physical access its easy to bypass / remove a password even if its not known. The key point is "physical access". Even with BIOS protected passwords - if someone was really keen, and had physical access to the machine & time, there's nothing stopping them from removing the HDD and attaching to another PC to access the contents (been there - done that) :p Eg: blown board - need to recover data. About the only real "gotya" is encrypting everything, thats a PITA.	wainuitech (129)
1412723	2015-12-13 22:09:00	some bios level passwords can also pass protect the HD, so it cant be read at all even if you remove it. Bios level passwords are usually more trouble than they're worth though . Staff leave or forget the pass & the laptop is then unusable . HD's with password protection would be a nightmare for data recovery :-) . Win8 & Win10 'live' passwords cant be removed without logging in first. So if they forget that, it can be a nightmare	1101 (13337)
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