Reset Your Windows Password Using Ubuntu Linux

If you bought a computer with Windows pre-installed it is highly likely that during the setup you were asked to create a user and you assigned a password to that user.

If you are the only person using the computer it is likely that this is the only user account that you created. The main issue with this is that if you ever forget your password you have no way of accessing your computer.

This guide is all about showing how you can reset a Windows password using Linux. In this guide, we will highlight two tools which you can use, one graphical and one requiring the command line.

You don’t have to install Linux onto your computer to use these tools. You do need a live bootable version of Linux.

This guide will show you how to create a Ubuntu USB drive.

If the computer you are locked out of is your only computer then you might not be in a position to create a USB drive because you won’t have a computer to do it on. In this instance we recommend getting a friend to do it using their computer, using a library computer or an internet cafe. If none of these options are available you can buy a Linux magazine which often comes with a bootable version of Linux as a DVD on the front cover.

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How to Fix a ‘No Internet, Secured’ Connection Error

Not having internet access can be frustrating, especially when you’re actually connected to your Wi-Fi but your Windows device still refuses to connect. For those times when you’re faced with a ‘no internet, secured’ error, there are a handful of things you can try.

Why Does the “No Internet, Secured” Error Occur?

One of the advantages of Windows 10 is updates are installed automatically. However, there are times when the updates introduce new problems. One of these possible issues is when there’s no internet connection, despite your Windows 10 device being connected to your Wi-Fi network.

Windows updates can be the culprit for this error because installed patches modify the system files and occasionally affect device drivers.

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Using Google Drive on Linux in GNOME

If your distribution happens to use the GNOME Desktop Environment, you can add your Google Drive account to the Online Accounts feature. Doing this will integrate your Google account with the GNOME Calendar, the Evolution Groupware Suite (email, to-dos, calendar, tasks, contacts, etc.), and more. To do this, follow these steps:

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How to Use iTunes on Linux

For owners of the iPhone and iPods, iTunes is the primary way to sync music, movies, and other data from their computers to their mobile devices. It’s also a great way to buy music or stream tens of millions of songs with Apple Music. And that’s great for users of the Mac OS and Windows, which both have versions of iTunes. But what about Linux? Is there iTunes for Linux?

The simplest answer is no. Apple doesn’t make a version of iTunes that can run natively on Linux. But that doesn’t mean that it’s impossible to run iTunes on Linux. It just means that it’s a little harder.

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