Password Guides
Protect what matters and get it back when something goes wrong: malware removal, backups, encryption, passwords, and deleted files.
- How to Set Up Passkeys for Passwordless Sign-In
Passkeys cannot be phished, reused, or stolen in a breach. Set them up on Windows 11, your phone, and your main accounts — and keep a way back in if a device is lost.
- How to Review and Revoke App Access and Sessions
Changing your password does not always kick an attacker out. Audit connected apps, active sessions, and app passwords on Google, Microsoft, and Apple accounts.
- How to Recover a Hacked Microsoft Account
Locked out of your Microsoft account, or seeing sign-ins you did not make? Recover it, remove what the attacker added, and stop losing your files and Windows PC with it.
- How to Prevent a SIM Swap Attack on Your Phone Number
If someone ports your number, every SMS code goes to them. Lock your mobile account with a port-out PIN, move 2FA off SMS, and know what to do in the first hour.
- Enable LSA Protection and Credential Guard in Windows 11
Stop password-stealing tools reading saved credentials out of memory. Turn on LSA protection on any Windows 11 PC, and Credential Guard on Pro and Enterprise.
- How to Check If Your Email Was in a Data Breach
Find out which breaches exposed your email and passwords, work out what is actually at risk, and fix it in the right order — without falling for a fake breach alert.
- Fix "PIN Is Not Available" in Windows 11
Locked out by "Something happened and your PIN isn't available"? Sign in with your password, reset the Ngc folder, and set the PIN up again properly.
- Fix Microsoft Account Sign-In Problems in Windows 11
"We couldn't sign you in" or 0x80190001 when adding a Microsoft account? Fix the clock, the sign-in service, and the cached credentials behind it.
- How to Find Your Saved Wi-Fi Password in Windows 11
Forgotten the Wi-Fi password but your PC is still connected? Recover it from Windows 11 settings, from Terminal for any saved network, or from the router itself.
- How to Create Strong, Memorable Passwords
Make passwords that are hard to crack but easy to remember. Simple, practical rules for stronger logins—no random gibberish you'll forget by tomorrow.
- How to Use a Password Manager Safely
A password manager remembers strong, unique passwords for every account so you don't have to. Here's how they work, how to start, and how to use one securely.
- How to Reset a Forgotten Windows Password
Locked out of Windows 11 or 10? Reset a forgotten Microsoft account or local user password the safe way — without losing data or reinstalling Windows.