Details required :. Cancel Submit. Andre Da Costa Volunteer Moderator. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to Andre Da Costa's post on February 25, In reply to finnjim's post on February 25, Did you try leaving it blank or create one then try entering it?
Yes, I tried both :. Are you currently signing with a Microsoft Account or a Local Account? Based on the idea of possibly needing to use my Microsoft log-in details, I tried various such and it ended up accepting my newest OneDrive ID. This confuses me ever more, as after checking only my Skype password I found a fair few, very long, each different from each other and also different from the ones I have in my Firefox saved passwords and also from those I have on Roboform!!?
Any idea how I can make sense of all theses, so I could have the correct ones on all of my devices, or how I could add Roboform to my tablet and phone? This site in other languages x. This means that if your hard disks are part of a RAID array, the utility will still recognize them, in most cases.
You can access and reset the Administrator password on a machine with almost any hardware configuration. However, many applications maintain their own passwords. If you require administrative access to such applications, you must know the application-level password. The problem is that these types of passwords are easily forgotten because they tend to be used so infrequently. There are lots of specialized crackers available on the Web for cracking all sorts of applications' passwords.
But one general cracking utility recently caught my eye. Password Recovery XP from iOpus can recover just about any password that's masked by asterisks. Although lots of utilities can reveal these types of passwords, Microsoft recently changed its password-encoding scheme. As a result, the vast majority of password crackers designed to crack masked passwords will work only in pre-Windows XP environments.
Password Recovery XP is designed specifically to work with all versions of Windows. Password Recovery XP has minimal system requirements. On a hardware level, it requires a or higher processor and 1 MB of hard disk space. You can go to the iOpus Web site and either download a free trial of the software or buy the full version. The free trial will reveal only the first three characters of passwords you attempt to recover.
That may not always be enough to help you guess the passwords stored on an unfamiliar system, but at least you can determine whether the software will work on your system before you shell out the money for the full version.
Before you purchase the software, though, be advised that the license is based on the machine rather than on the user. To stay legal, a support tech will need to buy a separate copy for every machine that he or she plans on using the software with. Using the software is extremely simple. The download arrives in the form of a self-extracting executable file, and the installation process is almost completely automated.
When the program initiates, you'll see an interface similar to the one shown in Figure A. Simply click on the key icon and then drag it to the field containing the password you're trying to decrypt. The goal here is to figure out possible answers to their security questions as well as candidates for their password itself. For example, their favorite pet's name followed by a number might be a password.
Make use of any relevant information. If you can't figure out their password based on general guesses and they don't have an explicitly labeled password file on their computer, try using everything you know about them to guess the password. Some helpful information may include the following: [4] X Research source Personal information e.
Social media details - If you're friends with them on social media or you know someone who is , their likes and interests listed there may be reflective of the answers to their security questions as well. Talk to people who might know the password. Especially if you are a parent attempting to view a child's account or an employer investigating fraud, you probably have the authority to speak with people who may know something about your target password.
Method 3. Confirm that the password creator uses a password manager. You can do this by typing "Password Manager" into the computer's search bar or Finder app. Password managers store and apply commonly-used passwords for the appropriate services e.
Common password managers include the following: Keychain Google Smart Lock Stored browser information. Open the password manager. In most cases, this will be password-protected.
If you know the password, you can easily view and apply any saved passwords to their appropriate services. If you don't know the password, you'll have to rely on autofill data for the website or program you're attempting to log into. Try entering an account's username.
If the account you're trying to access has a saved password associated with it in your selected browser or program , it may automatically enter the password for you once the username is entered. Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox both do this if the user has the cookies and autofill features enabled.
If the account holder's computer is a Mac and you have their Keychain password, you may be able to use Keychain to access their stored passwords by navigating to Keychain Access it should be in the Mac's Utilities folder , opening the "Passwords" tab on the left side of the screen, and selecting the pertinent password.
After entering your Keychain password, you'll have the option to display the password in plain text. Method 4. Locate and click the forgotten password link. This will usually be somewhere below or in the general vicinity of the "Password" field. Review your password recovery options. Most accounts will allow you to reset your password in one or more of the following ways: By receiving a password link via phone SMS By receiving a password link via email By answering security questions.
Make sure you have the information needed to reset the password. This is where knowing as much about the password creator as possible will come in handy. Failing that, you'll need physical access to the password creator's phone or email address.
If they use an iOS device that's synced to the computer you're on, you may be able to view the password reset link in the Mac's messages.
This is a risky move since it also alerts the password creator that you're altering the password. Follow the on-screen instructions. As long as you have everything needed to successfully receive the password reset link or to answer the security questions , you should be able to reset the password, thereby gaining access to the account. There is nothing that you can buy to completely protect your Facebook account. The only way to minimize the chance of a hacker getting into your Facebook account is to make a long, strong password that you can remember.
Make sure that it uses numbers, uppercase and lowercase letters, and even special characters. Not Helpful 14 Helpful You could just clean the screen really nicely and then ask them to unlock it. Then look to see where their fingerprints are. Not Helpful Helpful Make sure their fingers are smudged, and clean the screen.
Ask them to enter their password. Not Helpful 53 Helpful Somewhere on the screen will be a "reset your password" option. I suggest writing your password down somewhere and hiding it just in case you forget it. Not Helpful 35 Helpful A strong password contains both upper and lower case letters and at least a number. Not Helpful 18 Helpful I bought a tablet yesterday and have already forgotten the password.
What can I do? Can they help me at the store? If it's an Apple device, plug it into your PC or Mac and you can reset it. You'll lose all of the data though on the first day, there's probably not much but it is the only other option than trying to guess.
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