Reset your Windows password
The steps that you should follow will vary, depending on whether your computer is on a domain or a workgroup. To find out, see "To check if your computer is on a workgroup or domain" in What is the difference between a domain, a workgroup, and a homegroup?
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Because your computer is on a domain, only your network administrator can reset your domain password. To reset a password for a local user account (an account that provides access to the computer, but not to the domain), follow the steps below.
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Open User Accounts by clicking the
Start button
, clicking
Control Panel, clicking
User Accounts, clicking
User Accounts, and then clicking
Manage User Accounts.
If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. -
On the Users tab, under Users for this computer, click the user account name, and then click Reset Password.
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Type the new password, confirm the new password, and then click OK.
If you forget your password, you can reset it using a password reset disk for your user account (or the password reset information stored on a USB flash drive). If you don't have a password reset disk, you'll need to get someone with an administrator account on the computer to reset your password for you.
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If you enter the wrong password when you attempt to log on, Windows displays a message that the password is incorrect. Click OK to close the message.
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Click Reset password, and then insert your password reset disk or USB flash drive.
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Follow the steps in the Password Reset wizard to create a new password.
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Log on with the new password. If you forget your password again, you can use the same password reset disk. You don't need to make a new one.
For information about changing your password, see Change your Windows password.
For information about storing password reset information, see Create a password reset disk.
