Windows 10 can be set up with a local account and with a Microsoft Account. Users that connect a Microsoft Account to their Windows 10 user account can sign in with the password to the account, or they can set up a PIN. Up until Windows 10 20H2, users had …
Read More »How to audit passwords with the Google Password Checkup tool
Passwords are often compromised because they’re weak. Many services will go to great lengths to make sure their users use a good, strong password but users still manage to set weak passwords. A weak password is one that is too short, is a predictable phrase e.g., password123, or that’s used …
Read More »How to view the WiFi password on macOS
Passwords are sensitive information and they should be kept safe. This holds true regardless of what a password is for. No password should simply be visible on a device, and that holds true for a WiFi network’s password. If you’re connected a WiFi network, you already have the password for …
Read More »How To Generate Passwords With The Chrome Password Tool
Creating a good, strong password is essential if you want to keep your various online accounts safe. Given the state of cyber security, a password isn’t always enough which is why there is two-factor authentication support for most services you use online. That doesn’t mean passwords are useless. A strong …
Read More »How to enable password hints on macOS
Password aren’t easy to remember especially if you prefer to not use Facebook and Google to sign into everything and instead create separate accounts whenever you can. Both macOS and Windows 10 let you use your Apple ID and Microsoft account with the respective desktops but on macOS you can …
Read More »How to update saved passwords in Chrome
Chrome has a password suggestion feature, and also a built-in password manager which, if you’re not a fan of services like Lastpass, you might actually use. The passwords in Chrome are saved whenever you login into a website. Chrome offers to save them or you can set it to always …
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