How to Change Windows Password When You Remember it

How to Change Windows 8/7/Vista/XP Password When You Remember it

2013-10-15 15:38:37 / Posted by Michael Eric to Windows Tips
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As a Windows user, you are likely to improve the security of your Windows by choosing to change your Windows 8/7/Vista/XP password on a regular basis. Check the detailed instruction of doing this according to your Windows operating system.

How to Change Your Windows 8 Password When the Password Remembered?

• Step 1. Open the PC Settings window.

  Press Windows + I to open the Settings window and then select "Change PC" settings to open the PC Settings window.

• Step 2. On the PC Settings window, select the "Users" on the left and you'll see "Change your password" option on the right. Click it and type the current password.

  

• Step 3. Enter a new password for your Windows 8 user account, type the password again to confirm it. Next set a password hint and click "Next", and then click "Finish" to save changes.

  

How to Change Your Windows 7/Vista Password When the Password Remembered?

• Step 1. Click on "Start" button and then "Control Panel".
• Step 2. Click on the "User Accounts and Family Safety" link.
• Step 3. Click on the "User Accounts" link.

• Step 4. In the "Make changes to your user account area" of the "User Accounts" window, click the "Change your password" link.

  
• Step 5. In the first text box, enter your current password.
• Step 6. In the next two text boxes, enter the password you would like to start using.
• Step 7. You will be asked to "Type a password hint". It's recommended to use it.
• Step 8. Click on the "Change password" button to confirm your changes.

Then, your Windows 7/Vista password has been changed successfully.

How to Change Your Windows XP Password When the Password Remembered?

• Step 1. Click on "Start" button and "Control Panel".
• Step 2. Click on the "User Accounts" link.
• Step 3. In the "pick an account to change" area of the "User Accounts" window, click on your Windows XP user name.

• Step 4. Choose the "Change my password" link.

  
• Step 5. In the first text box, enter your existing password.
• Step 6. In the next two text boxes, enter the password you would like to start using.
• Step 7. Click on the "Change password" button to confirm your changes.

Additional Info: How to Change Windows 8/7/Vista/XP Password When the Password Forgotten?

Actually, it's highly recommended to create a password reset disk in case you will forget the password. Once if you lost the password in Windows 8/7/Vista/XP, you can crack it easily.

If you haven't created a password reset disk before you forgot it, you can use Windows Password Recovery to recover the forgotten password with great ease.

• Step 1. Free download and run Windows Password Recovery on an accessible PC.

• Step 2. Burn a password reset ISO to a CD/DVD/USB.

  
• Step 3. Insert this device to the locked PC. Set BIOS to boot from the device.
• Step 4. Select the account you want to reset and click "Reset" button to change a forgotten Windows password.

Thus, no matter you remember Windows 8/7/Vista/XP password or forget it, try to change the password as the instructions above.

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