How-To Geek: Should You Protect Your Windows 8 PC with a Picture Instead of a Password?

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Should You Protect Your Windows 8 PC with a Picture Instead of a Password? Feb 3rd 2013, 23:00 Password protecting access to Windows user accounts is now the norm, and a variety of other devices – mobiles and tablets, for example – offer other security features such as PIN protection and facial recognition unlocking. Windows 8 enables you to protect your account with a picture password; but is it a good move? What this means is that you are able to draw shapes, tap or click points, and generally gesture in a particular pattern over an image you have chosen. It's a feature that has really been designed with touchscreen devices in mind, but there is nothing to stop you from using it with a mouse on a standard PC. The attraction of a picture password is obvious. To start with, it is a slightly more 'fun' way of gaining access to your account and for anyone who is a slower typist, it may well prove to be a faster means of logging in. But is the feature all that it's cracked up to be? How to Update Your Graphics Drivers for Maximum Gaming Performance HTG Explains: What’s the Difference Between Jailbreaking, Rooting, and Unlocking? New Security Hole Found in Wi-Fi Routers: Disable UPnP to Protect Yourself

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