Changing your password
If you use a strong password and change it regularly, you can help to keep your PC more secure. For more info about strong passwords, see Tips for creating strong passwords and passphrases. If you've forgotten your password and need to reset it, see What to do if you forget your Windows password.
The steps that you should follow will vary, depending on whether your PC belongs to a domain a workgroup. To find out, see "To find out if your PC belongs to a workgroup or domain" in Domain, workgroup or homegroup: what's the difference?
To change your own password
Show allSwipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings, then tap Change PC settings.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the top-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, click Settings, then click Change PC settings.)
Choose Users.
Under Sign-in options, tap or click Change your password. Follow the instructions, then tap or click Next.
Follow the instructions, then tap or click Finish.
Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and choose Change a password.
Follow the instructions, tap or click Submit, then tap or click OK.
To change other people's passwords
To change passwords for other user accounts, you'll need an administrator account.
Show allSwipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Settings.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the top-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Settings.)
Tap or click Control Panel.
Tap or click User Accounts and Family Safety, tap or click User Accounts, then tap or click Manage another account.
Tap or click the account that you want to change, then tap or click Change the password. Follow the instructions, then tap or click Change password.
Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings, then tap Change PC settings.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the top-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, click Settings, then click Change PC settings.)
Choose Users. Under Other users, tap or click Manage domain users.
In the User Accounts dialogue box, select the person whose password you want to change, tap or click Reset Password, follow the instructions, then tap or click OK.
Tap or click OK to close the User Accounts dialogue box.
