How to Create a Windows 10 or Windows 8 Password
Does Windows ask you for a password when your computer starts? It should. If not, you’re leaving it wide open to anyone at your home or workplace to access your email account, saved files, and other data.
You can create a password in Control Panel. Once you do, use it to log on to Windows from that point forward, unless you remove your Windows password some day.
- Open Control Panel. The easiest way to do that in Windows 10 is by executing control from the Start menu or Run dialog box. In Windows 8, use the Power User Menu by pressing Win+X.
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2. Select User Accounts (Windows 10) or User Accounts and Family Safety (Windows 8).
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3. Open User Accounts.
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4. Choose Make changes to my account in PC settings.
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5. Select Sign-in options from the left.
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6. Under the Password area, choose Add.
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7. Enter the new password in the first two text fields. You have to do it twice to make sure you type the password correctly.
8. In the Password hint field, enter something that will help you remember the password should you forget it, and then select Next.
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9. Hit Finish to complete the new password setup.
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10. You can now exit out of any windows you opened to make the password, like Settings or PC settings.
How to Create a Windows 7 or Windows Vista Password
- Open Control Panel from the Start menu.
- Select User Accounts and Family Safety (Windows 7) or User Accounts (Windows Vista).
- Choose User Accounts.
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4. In the Make changes to your user account area, select Create a password for your account.
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5. Type the password you want to use in the first two text boxes.
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6. Enter something useful in the Type a password hint text box. This step is optional but we highly recommend that you use it. If you try logging in to Windows but enter the wrong password, this hint will pop up, hopefully jogging your memory.
7. Choose Create password to confirm your new password.
8. You can now close out of any open windows you used to reach the page for changing the password.