
Note that from the Windows log-in screen, clicking the Sign-in Options link will let you sign in with your old password, should you forget the picture password gestures you saved. You can now sign in by performing these gestures over the photo to get into your PC or tablet.


On a tablet, Windows 10 users draw right over the photo with a finger on the screen on a PC, the “drawing” simply occurs using the mouse. Indeed, traditional alphanumeric password-hacking software will be no good up against a picture password. This is a handy feature for people who may have difficulty typing letters on a keyboard, or for those who just want to try something different and arguably more convenient that is still fairly hacker-proof.

If you’d rather not type or remember a complicated string of letters and numbers every time you want to log onto your PC or tablet, Windows ® 10 lets you instead set up a simple pattern you can draw over a favorite photo as your log-in credential.
