️ Your Windows log-in password gets you surprisingly little real security. I’ll look at why that is, why you might still want one, and what I do instead.

️ Is your Windows login secure?
Your Windows login doesn’t really protect your computer’s contents from theft. While it will keep honest people honest, it’s not a comprehensive security tool. Instead, rely on things like physical security, encryption, and other best practices for staying safe.

Updates, related links, and more discussion: https://askleo.com/4231

Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: https://go.askleo.com/ytsub

Watch next ▶How Do I Run a Full Scan Using Windows Defender? ▶ https://youtu.be/eAvwVzl0gSs

Chapters
0:00 Is Windows login secure
1:15 The biggie: theft
1:50 Physical security
2:00 Use Bitlocker
2:46 What a Windows log-in password does get you
3:11 Malware? No.
4:11 Keep your computer safe on the internet

️ My best articles: https://go.askleo.com/best
️ My Most Important Article: https://go.askleo.com/number1

More Ask Leo!
️ https://askleo.com to get your questions answered
️ https://newsletter.askleo.com to subscribe to the Confident Computing newsletter.
️ https://askleo.com/patron to help support Ask Leo!
️ https://askleo.com/all-the-different-ways-to-get-ask-leo/ for even more!

#askleo #windows #login

Please take the opportunity to connect and share this video with your friends and family if you find it useful.