Every user of a computer has their own account. Whether you use the computer as an Administrator or anonymous Guest, the data that you save only shows up for the specific account that you used during the time of access. An account involves a username and password, which are used to unlock and start using …
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Bitlocker PIN Setup. Some laptops that we had worked on several months ago came back to us for BitLocker re-encryption. These computers had originally been encrypted and locked with a USB Key, but the clients decided that they wanted a text PIN instead of a physical key. To accommodate this, we encrypted the hard drive …
Windows Desktop Replacement #1. A coworker and I got up bright and early today for a desktop replacement appointment on the other side of campus. Being the strong independent people that we are, we decided that we didn't need a cart to carry the equipment and that we could just power-lift the two desktops and …
Working from a remote (not-in-office) setting can be typical of many jobs. However, when we're dealing with sensitive work data and sizable equipment, we quickly realize that we can't just slide a 30-pound desktop computer into our bag and be on our way. Setting up a remote connection to a computer located in a different …
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