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Picture passwords were introduced in Windows 8, and Windows 10 extends this new way to log in to your computer. Picture passwords are designed to be used with touchscreen PCs and tablets so you don't have to type in characters. Instead you choose a picture, draw a combination of three gestures on the picture that become your “password,” and then save those combinations with that picture. You use those gestures to gain access to your computer, much like what happens when you type in a password on your keyboard.

Creating a picture password

You set up a picture password through the Accounts area in Settings. Click on the Sign-in options link and then click Add to display the Create a Picture Password dialog box (shown in Figure 4.5). Type your user password and click OK to verify your password. Now you're now ready to select a picture and set up gestures to create the picture password.

Figure 4.5 Creating a picture password.

Click Choose Picture and select a picture you want to use. Click Open to see the picture. Figure 4.6 shows an example of a picture that can be used for setting a picture password. If you are happy with your choice, then click the option “Use this picture.”

Figure 4.6 Use any picture, like the ones shown here, for your picture password.

It's time to draw the gestures to create the combination you want to use for the password. You can draw any combination of these three gestures: taps, circles, and straight lines. Remember the following when you set up the gestures:

● Position of the gestures

● Size of the gestures

● Direction of the gestures

● Order in which you make the gestures

For example, on a picture of the flag of the United States, the following are suggested gestures:

● Draw a circle around three stars on the flag.

● Tap the lowest white stripe.

● Draw a straight line from the top-right corner of the blue border down to the bottom of the lower red stripe.

As you draw each gesture, Windows does two things. First, it shows each gesture using a white outline arrow for straight lines, a white circle outline for circles, and a white dot for taps. Second, it shows the sequence of each gesture as 1, 2, or 3.

If you make a mistake, click Start Over and restart the gestures.

After you complete the gestures once, you must confirm them before they're saved. Simply repeat your three gestures. If you forget one, click Start Over and redraw the gestures – and be sure to remember your gestures this time!

When you successfully redraw the gestures in their correct order, click the Finish button, shown in Figure 4.7. You're returned to the Users screen of PC Settings.

Figure 4.7 Windows confirms that your picture password is complete.

Testing your picture password

After you create a picture password, test it soon to commit the gestures to memory. To do this, return to the Windows Start and sign out. Sign back into your account, this time using the gestures on the picture that displays. After you draw the correct gestures of your picture password, you're presented with the Windows desktop and Start menu.