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Changing User Account Passwords in Windows 8

Posted by Sanjoli Gupta Articles | Windows 8 April 23, 2012
In this article I will explain how to change the user account password in Windows 8
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When you install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, it will ask you for the password for your account in Windows 8 and later if you want to change your user account Password in Windows 8 then you have to follow certain steps:

Step 1: Switch to Metro UI and there select Control Panel and then click it to open it.

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Step 2: Now in the Control Panel, navigate to "User Accounts and Family Safety" and click on "Change your Windows password".

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Now click on "make changes to my accounts in PC settings":

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Step 3: From there click on Change Your Password:

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Step 4:
 It will ask you the current password so enter it; after that only you can change your current password.

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Step 5: Type New Password and then save to change the the password.

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Remember, don't forget the password hint, because without that, you will not be able to change the password.

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Nice post! If we forgot Windows password and was locked out of Windows 8, there are still many tricks for us to reset Windows 8 password: http://www.top-password.com/knowledge/reset-windows-8-password.html

Posted by Brett Gmoser Apr 18, 2013

Good method to change the Windows 8 password. I forgot my Windows 8 password last week. And I don’t know the easy way like the article says. So I use the Anmosoft Windows Password Reset Professional to change my PC. It is also helpful. www.resetwindowspassword.com/reset-windows-8-password.html can help you.

Posted by Gopakumar Herry Dec 06, 2012

@Vipendra You can Right click on "My Computer" go to "Manage" In that select "Local Users and Groups"> "Users" , there right click on the user account you want to change the password and click "Set Password". It won't ask you for the previous password. You need to be in "Admin" group to do this operation. Hope this helps.. Or you can use tools in "Hiren's Boot CD"(http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd) which will allow you to reset password from Dos before booting to windows itself

Posted by PUSHPARAJ ADIGOPULA Apr 25, 2012

I want to know how can i change my password in windows XP, windows 7 & in windows 8 OS if don't know my current account password.

Posted by Vipendra Verma Apr 23, 2012
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