Here is a quick Windows 8 tutorial on how to change password in Windows 8. Yupp, you read it right. With the increasing number of computer hacking, more and more people are preferring to password protect their systems. Hence, the newly built Microsoft's Windows 8 comes up with an in-built password security in which you can protect your system by allotting a password to it.
The good part is that Windows 8 brings you various options to allot a password such as Picture Password, PIN password, or just the normal one. Lets discuss the step-by-step tutorial on how to change user password in Windows 8 below.
How To Change Password In Windows 8:
1. Press Windows Key+I to open the Metro control panel.
2. Click on "Change PC Settings" given at the bottom of the sidebar.
3. Head over to the "Users" section.
4. Now, look at the right-side of the screen, you will find "Sign-in Options" category.
5. You will various options such as change your password, create a picture password, PIN password. Click on "change your password" option in order to change your current password.
6. This will bring you a window where you need to enter your old password and then a new password you want to allot your system.
7. Click on "Next" button
8. Follow the on-screen instructions to save the updated settings.
Yupp, there you are. Now go ahead and follow the above given simple steps to change password in Windows 8. But, if you forgot Windows 8 password and locked out of your computer, then you can't change the password with those steps. A professional Windows password reset tool is a good choice for
Windows reset password in that situation.
Windows Password Unlocker is efficient and available software to
reset password on Windows 8. It allows you to burn a bootable password reset CD/DVD/USB flash drive to instantly reset Windows 8 password.
It comes with intuitive GUI and allows you to complete password crack within a few clicks. So this application is especially favored by those who have little computer knowledge. Of course, its password reset rate is also 100% guaranteed.
It is better to DIY a Windows password reset CD/DVD or USB to reset Windows 8 password without reinstalling the system. Just follow next 4 steps, you can enable to handle this Windows Password Unlocker with ease:
1: Download and install Windows Password Unlocker Professional
2: Burn a bootable CD/DVD or USB. (A USB flash drive is well-recommended as its tiny size but large space.)
3: Set your target computer to boot from CDROM or USB flash drive
4: Reset the forgotten Windows 7 password.
Insert the burned CD/DVD or USB flash drive into the locked computer. When a window pops up with all your account names, select the target one to reset its forgotten password.