Win8 Encyclopedia 11: Create picture password and Pin code

In Microsoft's latest Win8 system, users can use the Microsoft account password and ordinary password as the power-on password, and can also use the picture password and support for the packing operation. For a simple Pin code. Below, the author will detail the method of setting the picture password and Pin code.

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 Image Password”.
Create picture password

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

4, enter the settings picture interface, here we need to select the picture in the computer.
Setting the picture interface
Selecting a picture in the computer
5, then you can set the gesture. 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)
Setting completed

Through the above process, when we enter the system, we can use the picture password just set. Unlocked.

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

Third, enter the Pin code.
Create Pin

After you build it, the next time you log in to the system, you will enter the PIN code by default (enter four numbers directly). 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.