The Windows password, the one that is requested (or should be) when the computer starts, is very important not only to prevent someone from spying on us while we are in the bathroom, but to prevent someone from easily accessing the PC from the network, both on the laptop and on the home PC.
In this guide we therefore see three methods: to change or reset the password of Windows 10 and also of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
READ ALSO: User account management in Windows 10
The initial section of the Account settings is " Your Info ". Here you can read if you are using a Microsoft account or a local account and, in the case of a Microsoft account, the email to be used to log in to the computer is displayed.
Instead click on " Access Options " on the left and then on Password in the middle of the page. The Password item expands to show the "Change" button which is used to change the password.
Then follow the steps to verify identity, for example looking at the camera for facial recognition or entering a PIN, and then, once verified, enter the old password followed by the new one.
If you are using a Microsoft account, changing the password on the Windows 10 PC will change the password to access all the online services related to the Microsoft account, including Outlook.com and Skype.
Change your Microsoft account password from the website
If you log into Windows 10 with a Microsoft account and don't remember your password or want to change it using another computer, you can open the Microsoft account website at the following link //account.microsoft.com/. Once the site is loaded, if you can log in, press on the "Security" option at the top of the page to find the option Change your personal password . Press on it and then enter the old password first and then the new one twice. at the end, press on Save.
By turning on the PC or restarting it, you can enter the new account password changed from the Microsoft site to enter the Windows 10 PC.
If you no longer remember your account password, you can try the password recovery procedure by clicking on the "forgotten password" link on the site login screen. Alternatively, we will see below how you can still access the PC without remembering the password.
Change the password for a local account
If we have not used a Microsoft account to access the PC, the procedure for changing it is the same as above, going to Settings> Accounts> Access options .
If, on the other hand, you don't remember the password to enter Windows 10, you can recover your password or PIN from the lock screen. After pressing Enter with a wrong password, you can press the Reset password link that appears below the write field. By clicking this link you will then have to answer some security questions in the following screen and, if the answers are correct, you can create and confirm a new password.
You can then reset the Windows 10 password to access the PC using a password reset disk, using the PIN (if you remember) or a trick that allows you to create a new administrator user.
Alternatively, there is also a program to bypass the Windows login password, to unlock the computer if you forget the Windows password and to find the Windows login (login) passwords.
In this guide we therefore see three methods: to change or reset the password of Windows 10 and also of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
READ ALSO: User account management in Windows 10
Reset your Windows 10 password
Change your password from the Settings app (Microsoft account)
In Windows 10, open Settings from the Start menu (by pressing the gear button) and go to the Account section.The initial section of the Account settings is " Your Info ". Here you can read if you are using a Microsoft account or a local account and, in the case of a Microsoft account, the email to be used to log in to the computer is displayed.
Instead click on " Access Options " on the left and then on Password in the middle of the page. The Password item expands to show the "Change" button which is used to change the password.
Then follow the steps to verify identity, for example looking at the camera for facial recognition or entering a PIN, and then, once verified, enter the old password followed by the new one.
If you are using a Microsoft account, changing the password on the Windows 10 PC will change the password to access all the online services related to the Microsoft account, including Outlook.com and Skype.
Change your Microsoft account password from the website
If you log into Windows 10 with a Microsoft account and don't remember your password or want to change it using another computer, you can open the Microsoft account website at the following link //account.microsoft.com/. Once the site is loaded, if you can log in, press on the "Security" option at the top of the page to find the option Change your personal password . Press on it and then enter the old password first and then the new one twice. at the end, press on Save.
By turning on the PC or restarting it, you can enter the new account password changed from the Microsoft site to enter the Windows 10 PC.
If you no longer remember your account password, you can try the password recovery procedure by clicking on the "forgotten password" link on the site login screen. Alternatively, we will see below how you can still access the PC without remembering the password.
Change the password for a local account
If we have not used a Microsoft account to access the PC, the procedure for changing it is the same as above, going to Settings> Accounts> Access options .
If, on the other hand, you don't remember the password to enter Windows 10, you can recover your password or PIN from the lock screen. After pressing Enter with a wrong password, you can press the Reset password link that appears below the write field. By clicking this link you will then have to answer some security questions in the following screen and, if the answers are correct, you can create and confirm a new password.
Change Windows password if you don't remember
In other articles we have explained several tricks to be able to access the PC even without knowing the password and even if there is no possibility to reset or reset it.You can then reset the Windows 10 password to access the PC using a password reset disk, using the PIN (if you remember) or a trick that allows you to create a new administrator user.
Alternatively, there is also a program to bypass the Windows login password, to unlock the computer if you forget the Windows password and to find the Windows login (login) passwords.
