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Forgotten Administrator password

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rzmst
rzmst

Hello, I have forgotten my administrator password on my home computer and find that my printer has now disconnected. How can I reset this special password? Thank you

Hello, I have forgotten my administrator password on my home computer and find that my printer has now disconnected. How can I reset this special password? Thank you
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cor-el
cor-el
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Check that Firefox isn't set to run as Administrator.

You can open the Properties of the Firefox desktop shortcut via the right-click context menu and check the "Compatibility" tab.

Make sure all items are deselected in the "Compatibility" tab of the Properties window.

  • Privilege Level: "Run this program as Administrator" should not be selected
  • "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" should not be selected

Also check the Properties of the firefox.exe program in the Firefox program folder.