Users who don't need the security of a lock screen and a log-in screen can bypass both through a few simple steps. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

For Windows 8, Microsoft is a preparing a new way to log in to tablet PCs by letting users perform gestures on the screen instead of typing in letters and numbers. A user will choose a photo with some ...

Using a Microsoft account to log in to Windows 8.1 offers some advantages over using local accounts. If those advantages don't appeal to you, you can switch back to a local account. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a ...

Though it’s common not to have a password on a home computer, and some even skip it on their personal mobile devices, it’s the first and most important barrier protecting a company’s data. Windows 8 ...

The Windows 8 nectar will not stop flowing, even if it is Friday. Today we have quite a treat for you: live video of the Windows 8 login process and windows transitions. A fair warning, there is a ...

To achieve the best performance on your computer, it is suggested that you log off an account instead of switching to another one using Fast User Switching. By logging off an account, all the previous ...

The logon screen of Windows 8.1 has all the features, that you need to have to sign in to your PC, including one which lets you switch from one user account to another user account. On the other hand, ...

Windows 8 comes with a new user interface called the Windows Start Screen that is the first thing you see when you login to Windows 8. This is the main interface that Windows 8 user's use to launch ...