Change the Windows Password

1. Choose Start ➪ Control Panel, and then click User Accounts and Family Safety.

2. In the resulting window, click the Change Your Windows Password link. Then, if you have more than one user account, click Manage Another Account and click the account to add the password to. Click the Create a Password for Your Account link.

3. In the Create a Password for Your Account screen,, enter a password, confirm it, and add a password hint.

4. Click the Change Password button.

5. You return to the Make Changes to Your User Account window. If you wish to remove your password at some point, you can click the Remove Your Password link here.

6. Click the Close button to close the User Accounts window.

If you forget your password, Windows shows the hint you entered to help you remember it, but remember that anybody who uses your computer can see the hint when it’s displayed. So, if lots of people know that you drive a Ford and your hint is “My car model,” your password protection is about as effective as a thin raincoat in a hurricane.

After you create a password, you can go to the User Accounts window and change it at any time by clicking Change Your Password. You can also change the name on your user account by typing Change Your Name.