Create or change a password hint
If your computer is on a domain, you can't create a password hint.
When you create a password to log on to Windows, you can create a hint to help you remember it. If you've already created a password, you'll need to change it to create a password hint.
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Open User Accounts by clicking the Start button 
, clicking Control Panel, clicking User Accounts and Family Safety (or clicking User Accounts, if you are connected to a network domain), and then clicking User Accounts.
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Click Change your password.
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Type your current password, type the new password you want to use, and then confirm your new password.
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Type the password hint you want to use. Remember that anyone using the computer will be able to see the password hint.
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Click Change password.
