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Log into Windows 8 without having to type a strong password |
February 13, 2014
Papa John created a strong, complex password for his Microsoft account--as he should. But he wants a simpler password for logging into Windows 8.1.Microsoft built Windows 8 on the assumption that your local user account and your online Microsoft account would be one and the same. While this provides certain conveniences (and Microsoft profits), it also causes problems.One big problem: Everything is set up so that you use one password for both logging into your computer and accessing Microsoft’s cloud-based services. But online passwords need to be strong (see Learn to use strong passwords), and local logon passwords should be easy to remember and type. You can’t have both.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2090922/log-into-windows-8-without-having-to-type-a-strong-password.html#tk.rss_howto
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