You can use either a Microsoft account or a local account as an administrator. However, they have different means of resetting their password. In this article, we have listed several ways to reset or set a password for both Microsoft and local accounts.
What is Windows Administrator Password?
Every Windows computer has an administrator account that has special privileges. Some actions like installing a new program, or making system changes require administrator privileges. You can also give administrator privileges to other user accounts as well. You can add a password to the Administrator account. Adding an admin password will require you to input a password whenever an app asks for administrator privileges. We recommend that you add a password if you haven’t already. It will make your PC more secure from other users adding malicious software to your computer.
How to Set Windows User Account Password?
You can set an administrator password in different ways. However, you can easily set it through the Windows settings and the local user and group policy editor. You can also use other forms of security like a pin, fingerprint scanning, or using a physical key to log into your account.
Through Settings
Here’s how you set up a password on your user account through settings:
Through Local Users and Groups
The computer management tool allows you to manage the passwords of all local user accounts on that computer in case you forget it. This function may or may not be available on your PC depending on the version of Windows you’re using.
How to Reset Administrator Password?
Usually, when setting up a user account, you can choose to use either a Microsoft account or a local account. There are two ways you can log on to your computer. You can use your Microsoft account or create a local account. An advantage of using a Microsoft account over a local account is that it allows you to sync the same account settings across multiple devices. Here are a few ways to reset your administrator password:
From Settings
Regardless of whether you used a Microsoft or a local account to log into your user account, you change the password for either of them from the Windows settings.
Change Microsoft Account Password Online
You can create a local account on your Windows PC without needing a Microsoft account. But as the name suggests, you can only use that account on the same computer. However, if you use your Microsoft account, you can sync user account data across multiple devices. Changing the Microsoft account password will also change the user account password.
From the Control Panel
You can change the passwords of your local account from the control panel. Here are the steps to do it.
Using the Netplwiz Utility
The netplwiz utility which lets you manage multiple user accounts except for the one you are currently logged on to. You can use it to add, remove or manage all the user accounts currently on your PC.
Reset Using an Installation Drive
In case you forgot your Windows login password, you can also reset it using an installation disk. You will first need to create a Windows installation media for this method to work. These steps will guide you on how to reset it using the installation media.
Reset Using a Password Reset Disk
If you’ve created a password reset disk before-hand, you can use it to reset the password of your PC. Here’s how you do it:
How to Remove User Administrator Password?
Although removing a user password is ill-advised, it should not be an issue if only you use the PC. But if you want to remove it anyways, you can use the User Accounts utility to manage all accounts at once. These steps will guide you on how to use it: If this option does not exist for you, follow these steps. Another method to remove the current User password is to change the password and leave the new password section blank.
