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Computer wakes from sleep asks for password – change the setting

If you have set a password for your computer, when your computer wakes from sleep it will ask for the password, this setting is used to protect ours computer security.

To help secure your computer, Windows requires a password to unlock the computer when it wakes from sleep. If there is confidential information on your computer, it’s a good idea to protect that information with a password. You can change this setting if you don’t want to enter a password every time your computer wakes. For example, if you’re the only one who uses the computer at home, you may not want it to be locked every time it wakes from sleep.

Note

Some settings are managed by your system administrator.

If you forgot Windows passwords, get the Windows password recovery tool to help.Use one of the following procedures to remove the requirement to enter a password when your computer wakes.

To change the setting in a specific power plan

1.Open Power Options by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Power Options.

2.On the Select a power plan page, click Change plan settings under the plan that you want to change.

3.On the Change settings for the plan page, click Change advanced power settings.

4.On the Advanced settings tab, expand Additional settings, expand Require a password on wakeup, and then click No, both for when your computer is running on battery and when it’s

plugged in.

5.Click OK.

To change the setting in all of your power plans

1.Open Power Options by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Power Options.

2.On the Select a power plan page, in the task pane, click Require a password on wakeup.

3.On the Define power buttons and turn on password protection page, click Don’t require a password.

4.Click Save changes.

So,if you are the only one who uses your computer at home, you can completely turn the settings off to save you some troubles. Try follow the methods.

Create a Windows administrative account by user account

Do you get the Windows NT or Windows 2000/2003 as Windows Operation System? if you happened to need the administrative permissions, but didnt know the previous Windows administrator password, then how to log on Windows with an administrative account?

Next time you’re faced with an NT or 2k system that you need to logon to with an administrative account and nobody knows the passwords, do the following 11 steps to create a new account while preserving the existing account profiles.

a) boot to a windows boot disk

b) if the C drive is NTFS use ntfsdos to mount it

c) maneuver to c:\winnt\system32\config

d) rename the SAM. file to anything you want

e) reboot and login as ‘administrator’ and a blank password

At this point you have administrative access, but any changes you make to the profiles will not be saved to the proper SAM file and will be lost.All other changes (configurations, installations, etc) made at this point will be saved.

f) open notepad

g) type ‘@echo off
net user newuser mypass /ADD
net localgroup /ADD administrators newuser’

save as c:\useradd.bat

h) open a command prompt and type at <enter a time 10 minutes or so into the future> "c:\useradd.bat"

i) reboot to your floppy

j) delete the c:\winnt\system32\config\SAM. file and rename the old one back to SAM.

k) reboot and wait 10-15 minutes for the batch file to execute. The batch file will execute with system privledges and create the ‘newuser’ account and add it to the administrators group.

You can then logon with your newuser account with local administrative rights and can reset the original administrator account, clear the logs or do whatever it is you need to.

Unfortunately, the only way to defend against something like this in the wild is to ensure you have proper auditing and hope whomever it is doesn’t run through your security log and edit out the appropriate entries.

Whats more, if you forgot Windows administrator password, such as Windows 2000, Windows 2003, then how to recover? Here i refer to a Windows password recovery tool which can reset Windows passwords including administrator password and user passwords, it supports Windows XP,Windows Vista,Windows 7 and Windows Server 2000/2003/2008.First we need to burn it onto a blank CD as ‘Windows password reset disk’,it just a real Windows password reset disk,after use it,just put it well for later using.Then insert the CD into locked computer to reset passwords to blank for any accounts in the computer.

Just follow the above ways to create another Windows administrative account if you have to.

Ways to use password reset disk to recover Windows password

After you have a Windows password reset disk, you also can easily recover your Windows password when forgot.

If your computer is on a domain, only your network administrator can reset your password.

If you forget your password, you can reset it using a password reset disk for your user account (or the password reset information stored on another type of removable media, such as a USB flash drive). If you don’t have a password reset disk, you’ll need to get someone with an administrator account on the computer to reset your password for you.

Care this

If an administrator resets your password, you might lose access to some of your files. For more information, see What are the risks of resetting a password?

1.If you enter the wrong password when you attempt to log on, Windows displays a message that the password is incorrect. Click OK to close the message.

2.Click Reset password, and then insert your password reset disk (or other removable media).

3.Follow the steps in the Password Reset Wizard to create a new password.

4.Log on with the new password. If you forget your password again, you can use the same password reset disk. You don’t need to make a new one.

Get a Windows password reset disk to reset Windows passwords, its so easy. So, to nip a thing in the bud is the best way to solve it, rather then wait for the problems appear,then look for way to solve. Except for more easy, it saves time.

Two Easy ways to reset windows administrator password

Here gives the two easy and common ways for us to reset Windows administrator password.Just follow and try.

If you forgot Windows administrator password and didn’t have a password reset disk or another administrator account, you won’t be able to reset the password. If there are no other user accounts on the computer, you won’t be able to log on to Windows and will need to re-install Windows.

If you’ve forgotten your Windows password and you’re on a domain, you should contact your system administrator to reset your password. If you’re not on a domain, you can reset your password by using a password reset disk or by using an administrator account.

Now you also can reset your Windows password as follow ways:

First way.To use an administrator account to reset your password

Care this
If you use an administrator account to reset the password, you will permanently lose access to any e-mail messages or encrypted files that are on that account.

1.Log on to the administrator account that you will use to reset the forgotten password.
2.Open Local Users and Groups by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, typing lusrmgr.msc into the Search box, and then pressing ENTER.‌ Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
3.Double-click Local Users and Groups, and then click Users.
4.Right-click the account that you need to reset the password for, and then click Set Password.
5.Type and confirm the new password.

Second way.To use your password reset disk to reset Windows administrator password

You will not be able to follow these steps if you have locked your computer.

1.If you have typed the wrong password, you’ll receive a message that says your user name or password is incorrect. When this message appears, click OK.
2.Click Reset password, and then follow the instructions.

So,if you ever or now have noticed the security for your computer,do make a password reset disk to prevent.

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