
Changing your Windows 8 password
- Document ID: 4009423
- Posted Date: 2016-08-08
- Last Updated: 2016-08-08
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To change your own password
1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and choose Change a password.
2. Follow the instructions, tap or click Submit, and then tap or click OK.To change other people's passwords
NOTE: To change passwords for other user accounts, you'll need an administrator account.
- Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings, and then tap Change PC settings. If you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, click Settings, and then click Change PC settings.
- Choose Users. Under Other users, tap or click Manage domain users.
- In the User Accounts dialog box, select the person whose password you want to change, tap or click Reset Password, follow the instructions, and then tap or click OK.
- Tap or click OK to close the User Accounts dialog box.
If you've forgotten your password and need to reset it Click the following link - Resetting Passwords
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