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Windows 10

Hello,

It's been a lot of years since I went to Microsoft School.

After upgrading my toy Dell Win 8.x tablet, I'm left with some recovery partitions that are eating-up what little drive space I have. I don't much care if I can recover from a crash on this tablet, I just want that drive space back.

How can I delete these partitions?
 
Here's something interesting

Upthread I mentioned that I bought a laptop just to try out windows 10 and everything was going swimmingly until.....

Windows 10 started demanding a password to operate the computer.

There's been no accounts created on the computer, it's just turn it on and go and I don't have any sort of Microsoft account so effectively, my computer ( and Microsoft ) have no idea who I am.

It looked like I was locked out of my computer so I used another one to go a'Googlin and found out that I could just create one in the password and confirm password boxes. I did, and it worked.

Think is, I don't want a password. Closer to the core of the matter is I don't want my computer demanding one unless I tell it to and I managed to find a set of instructions that involved typing in "netplwiz" and once I followed the instructions I managed to get rid of the password requirement.

Has anybody else had this issue ? It could be a possible disaster to those with only one computer and needing access to it right here and now.
 
Hummm...hadn't thought of that, just leaving the boxes blank and hitting enter.
 
Stout said:
Here's something interesting

Upthread I mentioned that I bought a laptop just to try out windows 10 and everything was going swimmingly until.....

Windows 10 started demanding a password to operate the computer.

There's been no accounts created on the computer, it's just turn it on and go and I don't have any sort of Microsoft account so effectively, my computer ( and Microsoft ) have no idea who I am.

It looked like I was locked out of my computer so I used another one to go a'Googlin and found out that I could just create one in the password and confirm password boxes. I did, and it worked.

Think is, I don't want a password. Closer to the core of the matter is I don't want my computer demanding one unless I tell it to and I managed to find a set of instructions that involved typing in "netplwiz" and once I followed the instructions I managed to get rid of the password requirement.

Has anybody else had this issue ? It could be a possible disaster to those with only one computer and needing access to it right here and now.
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I hate having to enter in my password when I log in. It gives me little protection. I have a backup on an external drive, so if my computer is stolen all my data is lost as they can access my backup.

Always worried I might forget my password, like after a holiday. If you can give me the link to how you found out about netplwiz I would be grateful.


Edit. The answer to my own question is this link https://windowsinstructed.com/how-to-skip-login-screen-in-windows-10/.


Edit2. Just tested it and it worked. However in the above process you must enter the password you used to log on when prompted. Now the only problem is how do I remember it when I do not have to use it???
 
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Think about it : no password means you don't care that anyone who has physical access to your computer can be straight on it, right? Cool, it's your computer. So just write the password on a sticker on the underside. Use a permanent pen.
What I would suggest is make your normal account non-admin and create an admin account also with that password. Might not work for you depending on how you use your computer,
 
Wudang said:
Think about it : no password means you don't care that anyone who has physical access to your computer can be straight on it, right? Cool, it's your computer. So just write the password on a sticker on the underside. Use a permanent pen.
What I would suggest is make your normal account non-admin and create an admin account also with that password. Might not work for you depending on how you use your computer,
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I used to keep my PIN number on my bank card, in Mandarin.
 
Just got a brand new Kick *** HP, with 10! I had the exact opposite prob.
Noticed it just turned back on, when I woke it up, no password required. Even though I set one up, or so I thought. Had to turn on request password mode. Easy to disable, if you don't want it.
 
Wudang said:
Think about it : no password means you don't care that anyone who has physical access to your computer can be straight on it, right? Cool, it's your computer. So just write the password on a sticker on the underside. Use a permanent pen.
What I would suggest is make your normal account non-admin and create an admin account also with that password. Might not work for you depending on how you use your computer,
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If you have to write the password down in a place a person can find then there is no point in having a password in the first place.
 
rjh01 said:
If you have to write the password down in a place a person can find then there is no point in having a password in the first place.
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I think the suggestion of using a sticker rather than just writing on the case implies the possibility of removal if necessary.
 
Gawdzilla Sama said:
I used to keep my PIN number on my bank card, in Mandarin.
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If you want a unique PIN for every card you own, it is simple. Just use a simple algorithm to create one from the numbers on the card -- examples "last two digits and first two digits", "every third digit", and etc. You can then look at any of your cards and calculate the PIN even if you have not used the card in six months and have a memory as bad as mine.

:cool:
 
rjh01 said:
If you have to write the password down in a place a person can find then there is no point in having a password in the first place.
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The password can help stop remote attackers so it isn't pointless.

I have my home password stuck right on the monitor. Then if I end up in the hospital or die unexpectedly my relatives can still log in to get the information they need.

To make life much easier on your relatives when you die, have a hard copy list of all your logins and passwords that they can use. If you're worried about someone breaking into your house and getting the list, put it in a home safe and give your relative the access info. If you want even more security for the list, put it in a bank safety deposit box and have your relative listed with the bank for access.
 
paulhutch said:
The password can help stop remote attackers so it isn't pointless.

I have my home password stuck right on the monitor. Then if I end up in the hospital or die unexpectedly my relatives can still log in to get the information they need.

To make life much easier on your relatives when you die, have a hard copy list of all your logins and passwords that they can use. If you're worried about someone breaking into your house and getting the list, put it in a home safe and give your relative the access info. If you want even more security for the list, put it in a bank safety deposit box and have your relative listed with the bank for access.
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I do have software to remember my passwords for me, but that requires a password itself. Any other system is likely to be incomplete. For example there are a few passwords that are not written down anywhere or in a different, hard to find place.
 
I just discovered a new "feature" of Windows 10. It changes the default printer by itself. I came home today to find dozens of pages printed in tiny little print on my label printer. Ugh.

This "feature" can be fixed by going to "Settings --> Devices --> Printers and Scanners" then setting "Let Windows Manage My Default Printer" to "Off."

-- Roger
 
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