Windows 8 In Depth

Creating a Picture Password

As you learned in the previous section, if you’re serious about your tablet’s security, then you should have configured your Windows 8 user account with a strong password. This means a password that is at least eight characters long, and uses at least one character from at least three of the following four sets: lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols. However, the stronger the password you use, the more cumbersome it is to enter using a touch keyboard.

If you find that it’s taking you an inordinate amount of time to sign in to Windows 8 using your tablet’s touch keyboard, you can switch to a picture password instead. In this case, your “password” is a series of three gestures—any combination of ...