Locked out of your Mac? You can still get back in without losing important files. Here are all the ways you can regain access to your Mac.

On the first day after your vacation, you sit down at your PC, type in the password — and fail. Windows says: “The password is incorrect. Please repeat the process” and expects you to click “OK.” ...

Getting locked out of your Windows 11 PC when you don't know the password can be frustrating, but regaining access is easier than you might think. The process you should use depends on how you set up ...

BitLocker locked me out of my PC after a system update, but the recovery key saved me. I found it on my Microsoft account under the device’s details and used it to unlock each encrypted drive. It’s a ...

Since BitLocker heavily relies on WinRE to handle pre-boot authentication, including the recovery password prompt, if WinRE is disabled, corrupted, or not properly ...

This post explains how to find your computer’s username and password in Windows 11. Usernames and passwords are assigned to users when they first set up their Windows account. They are the unique ...

There's one immutable law of PCs: sh*t happens. And when it does, there's usually a way to fix things, if you had the foresight to create one essential recovery tool first. Booting from a USB recovery ...

I’ve set up multiple password managers, as part of my testing and reviews for PCWorld. And every time, I always take a moment right after creating an account to do one very, very important thing: ...