Quite often in the process of working on a personal computer, the question arises as to how to change the password on the computer. This point is very important, especially in the software products of the Windows family. It not only provides access to work on a PC, but also transfers information from it over the network. It is recommended that this procedure be performed at an average frequency of once a month. This will provide an acceptable level of security for your data.
There are two ways to change the password on your computer:
- Using the control panel;
- By means of the menu from the keys "Ctrl + Alt + Del" (it is necessary to simultaneously press the first two keys, then, without releasing them, press the third one).
In the first case, everything is very simple. The standard login to the operating system is performed using the existing access code. Then we press the "Start" button and in the opened menu we select the item "Control Panel". In the opened window we find the label "Users". On it we press the left button of the manipulator "mouse" two times. In the opened window there will be all the accounts of users registered on the computer. Here you can change or delete the administrator password. For this you need to know him. Open the administrator profile window and in it we find the item "Changing the access code". To change, you need to fill in all three lines of the opened window, and to delete only the first one, the rest - leave blank.
If you need to perform this operation for your profile, we open its parameters window. Then we proceed directly to the decision of the question on how to change the password on the computer. To do this, go to the menu item - "Change Password". You need to point the mouse at it and double click on it with the same button. In the window that opens, you must enter the old password in the first line, and the new one in the bottom two. After the performed manipulations, you should save them, and for this you need to press the corresponding button. This method is suitable for all operating systems of this software developer.
Now let's turn to the second answer to the question of how to change the password on a Windows 7 or Vista computer. It is much simpler. But it works only in the above two systems. To start, a normal login is performed using the old PC access code. Then, as indicated earlier, we press "Ctrl + Alt + Del" (first you must simultaneously press the first two keys, then, without releasing them, press the third one). The corresponding menu will open, in which you need to select the "Change Password" item. Immediately it is worth mentioning: so you can make changes only for the active profile, that is, under which the entry is made. All the rest can be changed only in the previously mentioned way. After double clicking the mouse pointer on this menu item, a similar password change window will be opened, which was described earlier, consisting of three lines. In the first we enter the old password, and in the next two - the new one. Save and exit the menu.
This article lists the two most common ways to change the password on a computer running all Windows operating systems, except for 8. Which way to choose is a personal matter for each user.