How to create picture password and Pin code in Win8

In Microsoft's latest Win8 system, users can use the Microsoft account password and the normal password as the power-on password, as well as the picture password and simpler Pin code that support the pick-up operation. The method of setting the picture password and the Pin code will be described in detail below.

Image Password is a new way to help users protect their Win8 computers. Users can select their own images and draw various gestures on the images to create their own unique passwords. Next, let's take a look at the process of setting a picture password.

1. In the Charm section of the right side of the screen, select “Change Computer Settings”.

Change Computer Settings

2. In the "Users" column, select “Create Picture Password”.

Create a picture password

3. Before creating a picture password, you need to confirm the current Microsoft account password.

Confirm the current password

4. Enter the setup picture interface. Here we need to select the picture on the computer first.

Setting the picture interface

Selecting pictures in the computer

5, you can set the gestures. The specific setting method of the picture password is that after selecting a picture, you can directly draw on the touch screen <; draw & rdquo; a combination of circles, lines and points. The size, position, and orientation of these gestures will be part of the image password.

Confirm Picture

Set Gesture (Gray Line is the gesture track set by the author)

Setup Complete

Through the above process, when we enter the system, You can unlock it with the picture password you just set.

Creating Pin Codes

Pin codes are also the newest addition to Win8. Because Windows 8 will support mobile device terminals, it is more convenient to use four-digit Pin code. Let us look at the setup process of the Pin code.

First of all, the path to set Pin is the same as the picture password, also in <; Computer Settings & mdash; User”.

Select “Create Pin Code"

Second, the user needs to confirm the current account password before creating the Pin code.

Confirm password

3. Enter the Pin code.

Creating a Pin

Once you've built it, the next time you log in to the system, the default is to enter your PIN (direct four digits). After testing, there is no limit to the number of Pin input errors, just like regular passwords.

Of course, we can also change the password with the previous password or picture password. Just select the “Login option” under the input box in the login interface, and select the method.