Password lock window is a great feature which help users to add security. Users need to enter the password before then enter the main interface. However, this is unnecessary to some users. So how to unlock the Windows Administrator Password? Here is the instruction.

 

1. Turn on your Computer. Hold “F8” until you enter Windows Boot Menu.

2. Click on “Safe Mode.” Select “Default Administrator” to create a new password. Or you could just click “Enter” to skip this step.

3. Log in to the default account, select “Control Panel.”

4. Go to “User Account” tab and select “Family Safety.” Click “User Account” and select “Manage.” And then select the original user name and click on “Remove Password.”

5. Click “Start.” Select “Run.” Enter “control userpasswords2.”

6. Press “Enter.” Uncheck “Users must enter a user name and password to enter this computer.” to unlock the administrative rights to the computer.

 

Tips: If you have forgotten your password, then you can boot the computer in safe mode and reset it.

The Windows 8 File Explorer offers a comprehensive search field that supports multiple search criteria. We can use this feature to locates all files by specifying a beginning and ending date. Here is the instruction to tell you how to find the number of files between dates in Windows 8.

 

1. Hold “Win+E” to open File Explorer. Here you’d better open the folders in which you wish to search. Or you will have to search the entire computer which will slow down the search very much.

2. Type the content in quotes “datemodified:>[beginning date] datemodified:<[ending date]” in the search field. Replace “[beginning date]” and “[ending date]” with the first and last dates in the range using the format “M/D/YY.” It will take a while to search.

3. Sort the list of files and folders by clicking “Size” . Here we need to remember folders have no inherent size, so they are listed at the bottom of the list.

4. Click the first file listed, hold “Shift” key, and then click the last file listed to highlight all files.

5. Now you could see the total number of files by checking “# Items” in the bottom status bar.

File Creation Date will be recorded once it comes up in your computer. Finding the file creation date is useful if you want to see when the file was created. You could locates your file by searching the creation date. Here is the instruction to tell you how to find the creation date.

1. Browse for a file you which want to find the creation date.

2. Right click and select “Properties.” Check the “Details”, and the creation date will be displayed next to “Date Created.”

3. Go to a specific folder. This includes My Documents, My Pictures or Downloads. Open the folder and read the date that the file has been modified. This will be located in the column besides the file type and size.

4. Highlight the file to see when file has been modified.