The problem I face is twofold: 1. We have a very mobile workforce; laptops can leave and not come back for weeks if not months. 2. Management doesn't necessarily want unique passwords on the ...

Windows finally includes a tool to manage local admin passwords, but admins will still need to do some work to make it useful. Image: Ivan/Adobe Stock. One of the best ways to defend your network is ...

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the roll out of a new "Windows Local Administrator Password Solution" (LAPS). Update 4/14: Microsoft advised against installing the older "legacy LAPS" after its April ...

Choose to set up Windows 10 or 11 with a local account, and you're required to select three security questions to answer if you ever get locked out. Those questions include the typical ones, such as ...

At present all our workstations use the same local admin password.<BR><BR>I'd like to change this password.<BR><BR>What's the best method so as not to end up with a total mix of machines with old and ...