How to change your Windows account password

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Most Windows accounts are protected by an account password. This password is needed to sign in to user account. Our step-by-step guide walks you through the process of changing the account password on Windows devices.

You may set a password  when you create the first user account during setup or another account while Windows is up and running. This is optional and leaving the password field empty does not prevent the creation of the (local) account on the Windows machine.

Microsoft is making it difficult to set up a local Windows account during first run. It is still possible, in most cases, but not exactly user friendly.

There are multiple reasons for wanting to change the password:

• Your password leaked and you want to change it to secure your PC.
  
• You picked a relatively weak password and want a stronger one.
  
• You want to get rid of the password and log in without having to provide one.
  

Note: The Windows password is not the same as the Windows PIN. While both can be used to sign-in, there are notable differences, especially between PIN and between Microsoft account passwords.

How to change the Windows password: step-by-step guide



The following steps are valid for local accounts and Microsoft accounts. They enable you to change the password of the account you sign-in with on the system. If you use a Microsoft account, you change the password of that account. Similarly, you may change a local account password if you sign-in with a local account.
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