Kid bypassing Laptop Windows Password
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Something along those lines. Being stubborn for the sake of it.
The "why" is beyond easy to figure out, even technically.
I'll be quite frank. How you ever thought fathering children with this attitude is laughable. You care enough to worry about what they're doing on the laptop, but not enough to discipline them when they break the rules.
1. Get the laptop back immediately
2. Take the other laptop away
3. Stop being so useless
4. Learn to be better at IT. Limiting a child's (anyone's) IT through tech is beginner 101.
5. Learn about shadow IT. Where having a restrictive secure laptop, is not secure at all.
Then when you're ready to deal with your parenting failures, some other peoples suggestions might start to make more sense.
However, I'll humour you. Give me one good "why" reason?
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I still think something doesn’t add up with the OP. This sort of thing would be a learning and discipline
They not bothered about it. They just want to know technically how they have done it so they can bypass other devices in future.
They not bothered about it. They just want to know technically how they have done it so they can bypass other devices in future.
You're amusingly very easily triggered for someone giving useless parental and IT advice.
I haven't given you any IT advice. Perhaps that's your issue. You can no longer clearly see your own failings such is the rage that a 5yo has managed to bypass your poor security. I couldn't be more embarrassed for you (as a parent, or as someone in IT). Still, the thread is incredibly entertaining, so I'm happy to hang around.
When you're ready, you can give me your "why" example, and anyone here, seemingly except for yourself, will lend you an idea how to manage it technically, or parentally.
When you're ready, you can give me your "why" example, and anyone here, seemingly except for yourself, will lend you an idea how to manage it technically, or parentally.
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It's not an IT issue, it's a parenting issue. You're trying to make it an IT issue.
How old is the kid?
How old is the kid?
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This thread is brutal 
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Parent must be only 18 wanting to hack into college computers.
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Because it's not IT advice you need.
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It's easy to find out. Just ask the kid.
In fairness I only asked a very specific IT issue. Everything is others people projection.
I'll ask you, how does age change the technical answer.
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It's not an IT issue.
A 6 year old probably isn't going to have access to some of the technical tools that an adult with physical access to the device would have.
No amount of security is going to prevent someone with enough time, resources, and physical access to a device from gaining entry.
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Nope, still waiting.