This topic provides procedures to change the Administrator password on computers running the following operating systems:
Membership in Administrators, or equivalent, is the minimum required to perform this procedure.
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Log on to the computer using the Administrator account.
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Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click User Accounts.
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In User Accounts, in Make changes to your user account, click Change your password.
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In Change your password, in Current Password, type your password.
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In New password, type a new password.
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In Confirm new password, retype the password.
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In Type a password hint, type a word or phrase that will remind you of your password or, optionally, leave this field blank.
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Click Change password.
