How To Change Password In Windows 10?

With Windows Hello biometric authentication taking over, people often forget what their password on a certain device was. However, a strong password is still one of the best ways to secure your Microsoft account and your Windows 10 device.

If you were thinking about changing your authentication details, here I shall discuss how to change password Windows 10.

How To Change Password Windows 10?

Your windows account password can be a locally saved password or the same one as your Microsoft account. You can change both, right from the settings app very easily. You can also set your device to display the logon screen after being locked, which I shall discuss in the latter part of the article.

Change Local Password

To change your password in Windows 10 using the settings app, follow these steps:

1. open the Settings you can use the keyboard shortcut Win + I.
2. Go to the Accounts section.
3. From the left pane menu, click on Sign-in options.
4. In the right column, click on the Password to reveal the settings.
5. Click on the Change button to begin changing your password.

You will be asked to enter your current password, followed by your new password that you wish to set for your account. Click on the Next button once done to change your Windows password.

Tip: You cannot use old passwords again for Microsoft accounts.

Change Account Pin On Windows 10

If you use a pin to sign into your account, you can also change it from the sign-in options section that you opened above. Instead of a password, here click on Windows hello pin, which will provide you the options to change or reset your pin in case you forgot it.

Change Microsoft Password Online

From the Sign-in options window that you opened in the step above, you can also change your Microsoft account password online. for this, you need to click on ‘changing your Microsoft account password’ option that you will find under the ‘Have a question?’ section.

This will do a Bing search in Microsoft Edge for how to reset your password, from where you can manage your account password. follow these steps to change your Microsoft password online:

1. Either use the method in the paragraph above or visit the Microsoft accounts page.
2. Sign in to your account, if not done previously.
3. Under your name, you will find a drop-down menu titled ‘More actions’.
   Click on it to reveal additional settings.
4. Here, click on change your password.

This will open the same change password dialogue box, which allows you to change your password easily in Windows 10.

Windows 10 Screensaver Password

When you are away from your computer, you can protect it by adding a screensaver password. This will prevent and authenticated access to your computer when you are not nearby and have not locked have your device.

Note: Use Win + L have to lock the computer when you want to leave it laying around.

In Windows 10, there is native support 4 password enable screensaver. This can be accessed via the screensaver settings option. follow these steps to add Windows 10 screensaver password:

1. Open Windows Search (Win + S) and type change screen saver.
2. Click on the corresponding Control panel item to launch the Screen Saver Settings window.
3. Here, make sure to check the box next to the following option:
   On resume, display logon screen
4. Click on Apply followed by OK to save the changes.

Wrapping Up

So there you have it. Now you know how to change password Windows 10 using the methods discussed above. Did you find this useful? Comment below if you did, and to discuss further the same.