Windows password

Do you use a password to log into Win10 or a PIN? I use Firefox and Edge and on a rebuild for a client didn't need it to Export her passwords and bookmarks/favorites.

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If it's a local account then I think you will need Option 5.

And do write down the new password somewhere secure yet accessible.


Best of luck,
Denis

You might consider using a 3rd party password manager that can be used across browsers, and optionally synched across devices.

Consider this.. if your PC were stolen or the system disk became irretrievably corrupt, how would you recover those passwords?

Note that even if
- you set your PC to log into an account automatically
- you use a PIN, not a password
- you use Windows Hello (biometrics)

you still need to have access to your password and will be prompted for it in a few circumstances.

I hope you also know your password...

RLAR said:

I relabeled it as Microsoft Windows

Surely you relabelled it with your user name?
It is only relevant to your user account not to Windows itself. If you added other user accounts then you'd set up different user names & passwords for them.


All the best,
Denis

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