It's common to forget passwords, especially for apps and accounts where you aren't required to put up your passwords daily, like Instagram or X or even your Apple ...

In a little-noticed change that arrived with iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, Apple re-enabled the option to have a recovery key associated with an Apple ID. The Apple ecosystem ...

If you have forgotten, lost or would simply like to change or reset your Apple ID password. This quick guide will take you through the process of changing your Apple ID. If you use Mac computers or ...

Lately, it seems the more Windows computers I work on, the more users have forgotten their password, or they didn’t tell me the password, and when I can’t reach them, I am stuck with no option to get ...

BitLocker locked me out of my PC after a system update, but the recovery key saved me. I found it on my Microsoft account under the device’s details and used it to unlock each encrypted drive. It’s a ...

In this article, we will talk about the fixes for the That password isn’t correct. Be careful warning in BitLocker. This warning message appears after repeatedly entering the incorrect password in ...

FileVault hardens macOS by wrapping a layer of login protection around the part of the startup volume that holds your files and other data. With FileVault disabled, the data on that volume is ...

Imagine you had a unique, physical key that could be used to unlock your Macbook whenever you forget the device's password. Now imagine that instead of another actual key that you'd have to store in a ...

A USB "key" seeking funding on Kickstarter contains software that can reset any forgotten Windows password to regain access to your account. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to ...