For any one of a number of different reasons, the average Windows user often has the need to change the password their user account is protected by. While doing so is possible, there are a wide variety of different ways you can go about changing the password for a user account on Windows 10. The following are the absolute best methods that can be used to change user account passwords on Windows 10:
Method 1: Change the password from Settings
Windows 10 comes with the Settings utility, an element that did not exist on older versions of the Operating System (Windows 7, for starters). This utility can be used to change the password for any user account that resides on a Windows 10 computer, among a number of other things. To change a user account’s password using the Settings utility, you need to: At this point, the road forks in two different directions, and the direction you go in depends on whether the user account you are trying to change the password for is a Microsoft account or a local user account. If the user account in question is a Microsoft account: If the user account you are trying to change the password for is a local user account, however, here’s what needs to be done:
Method 2: Change the password from the Control Panel
As was the case on older versions of the Windows Operating System, the password for a user account on Windows 10 can also be changed from the Control Panel. Here’s how you can change a user account’s password from the Control Panel:
Method 3: Change the password from Computer Management
The password for a user account on Windows 10 can also be changed from Computer Management. To access Computer Management and change the password for a user account, you need to: Note: Be warned – changing the password for a user account using this method results in that specific user account losing access to any and all of its encrypted files, stored passwords and personal security certificates.
Method 4: Change the password using the User Accounts utility
Method 5: Change the password from an elevated Command Prompt
Last, but certainly not the least, you can also change the password for a user account on Windows 10 from the comfort of an elevated Command Prompt. Here’s how you can launch an elevated Command Prompt and use it to change the password for a user account on Windows 10: Note: Methods 3, 4 and 5 will only work if you perform the steps listed and described for each of them while you are logged into an Administrator account as Standard User accounts don’t have the required access or privileges.
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