About Recovering/Resetting Lost Windows Admin Password

Keeping your Windows PC password protected is a wise decision. It helps you ensure unauthorized intrusion into your PC and the personal files in it. Moreover, you can ensure that no one makes any unnecessary changes to your PC settings. Nonetheless, if you lose your administrative password, it can be quite unfortunate. You won’t be able to access your computer or any files in it. If it is the only computer you have, things could be worse because you can’t even contact the online Windows support centre for a solution.

Thankfully, there are multiple solutions to help you recover the lost admin password of your Windows PC. One of the solutions is to login into your PC with No Password Administrator Login.

No Password Administrator Login

No Password Administrator Login option is a consolation for those who have forgotten their admin password in Windows XP. For this, go to the default administrator account and select Sign in without password option. However, if you have changed the original password, you wouldn’t be able to login without entering the new password.

Resetting the admin password

If the above method didn’t bring any result, do not worry. There are still alternative options to recover your password. One of such options is resetting the Admin password. Follow the below steps carefully.

Steps

If you don’t know your password, type any password. Windows will analyse the wrong password you type and get back to you with the message stating that Your username or password is incorrect. You will be prompted with an option to reset the password. Select OK and choose the link that says Reset password. Follow the on-screen directions carefully to reset the password.

Method 3

If either of the above two options didn’t work, here is yet another method. In this method, you will need to log in to the admin account that you tried to use for resetting the password. Unlike user accounts, the admin account is short of features. It does not allow you to access encrypted files or emails messages. After logging into the admin account, navigate to the section titled Users and Groups and double-click the icon titled Local Users and Groups followed by Users. Choose the account which you wish to reset the password for and right-click on it. Select Set Password from the dropdown screen and follow the on-screen prompts.

Following the above instructions, you would have recovered your lost Windows admin password. For any further help, feel free to contact our Windows support number.

Deleting Windows Live From Your Computer

The Windows Live suite of application usually comes pre-installed with many of the Windows operating systems. This application allows the Windows customers to chat with friends and families online. Moreover, it also enables the users to send emails. Windows Live suite usually comes with applications like Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live mail. However, you can delete the Windows live application that you do not need from the Windows Live suite easily. Well, given below are some easy instructions given by the Windows Live support team to successfully delete Windows Live from Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 computers.

From Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Move your mouse pointer towards the lower left corner of your screen and then, locate and click the button called Start. This will open the Start menu on your screen. 
2. In the search box that is available, you need to enter programs and features followed by pressing the key called Enter using your keyboard. 
3. Now, you need to highlight the Windows Live application and you need to select delete or uninstall by clicking it. 
4. Next, you need to click the button called Uninstall. 
5. If the system is prompted, you need to enter your system administrator password. 
6. For uninstalling each of the Windows Live applications from your system, you need to follow the steps 3, 4 and 5. 
7. When finished with the un-installation process, restart your machine. 

From Windows XP

1. Navigate to the lower left corner of your Windows XP screen and click the button called Start followed by clicking the option called Run. 
2. In the Run box that is opened, you need to enter appwiz.cpl and hit the key called Enter using your keyboard. 
3. In the resulting window that appears on the screen, you need to click the name of the Windows Live application that you need to uninstall from your Windows XP machine. 
4. Now, you need to click the button called Remove and if prompted, enter the administrator password for your Windows XP machine. 
5. For each of the Windows Live applications installed on your system, you need to follow the steps 3 and 4. 
6. Finally, shut down your Windows XP computer. 

The above-mentioned steps provided by the Windows Live support team will help you to successfully install Windows Live from Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 computers. To know more about the same, contact the Windows support team.

Google To Support Chrome On XP A Year After XP Support Deadline

Microsoft has already announced the end of support date for Windows XP as April 8th, 2014. This has put millions of XP users into despair and understandably so – XP is where Microsoft outdid itself.

In the wake of this, search engine mammoth Google have announced the extension of Chrome support for Windows XP users for more than a year after Microsoft officially ends its support. Needles to say, this is a perfect marketing strategy by Google to beat Microsoft’s IE in terms of market share.

According to a blog post, Google said it recognizes the fact that hundreds of millions of users still prefer Windows XP and that includes a major share of Chrome users. Hence, the company has decided to extend support services for Chrome until next year. Windows XP along with 7 still enjoys the most number of users among the different OS in the Windows line, with Windows 8 and 8.1 flailing behind. According to the technicians at the windows support, most of the major IT companies also prefer Windows XP over other versions, owing to its simple and user-friendly features. Microsoft ending support this year serves these firms a severe blow, especially regarding the security aspects. Microsoft has already warned their XP users to update to the latest versions i.e. Windows 8 or 8.1 to stay secured.

Now, Google has taken this as a perfect opportunity to expand their business by announcing the extension of Chrome. The blog post by Google emphasizes on the following statement ‘since most organizations still run dozens or even hundreds of applications on XP and may have trouble migrating.’ According to the Windows support, although many started to migrate into the latest versions, the majority of users are still apprehensive about updating their systems. This is because of the fact that Windows 8 and 8.1 remain the most fragile iteration of Windows, and users find it difficult to perform even the basic functions.

Microsoft responded to this latest announcement by Google as "Third parties may provide ongoing support for their applications, but it’s important to recognize that support will not address fixes and security patches in the core Windows kernel, so new vulnerabilities can still be exploited even though applications might be updated."

It is to be seen after April 8th, 2014, what new strategies Microsoft will adopt to revive XP users who’ve kept from upgrading their systems’ OS.