It's easy to forget a Windows password, especially if the one you're using is long or complicated. If you forget your Dell Windows administrator password, resetting ...

OK, I know you used to be able to do this on a domain prior to a patch to 2003. Yet I can't for the life of me seem to find a recommended/supported means of doing this now. At least not in a 2008R2 or ...

Chris: Is there a way to change the local admin password using encryption and group policies? I have found ways to use tools like Hyena but not something that I can get to PCs that could possibly be ...

Using Azure's "virtual machine agent," you can reset the local administrator password without even hitting the Windows OS itself. Here's how. When a Windows server is located on-premises and you ...

Hi all, looking for a little scripting advice here. I have a basic script that will pull all the computers in an OU and change their local passwords. It works ok but takes forever to run since it has ...

Windows administrators have a problem — passwords. Specifically, administrator passwords that lurk out there, identical across machines, just ready to be compromised. But there is finally a solution ...

For Windows administrators, a common practice is to have a local username and password for administration when cached credentials are not available. Learn how to change an existing configuration. In a ...

In my past couple of blog entries, I wrote about some protection mechanisms for keeping the local administrator account safe on Windows systems. There are many reasons for wanting to keep the admin ...

Protect domain-joined computer passwords with Windows’ Local Administrator Password Solution Your email has been sent Windows finally includes a tool to manage ...