How to Change your Password

First, Choose Your Device

Image of a Windows PC

How to change your Windows PC password.

  1. Click on the Start menu and select "Control Panel"

  2. Click on "User Accounts and Family Safety"

  3. Click on "User Accounts"

  4. Click on "Change your password"

  5. Enter your current password and then your new password twice

  6. Click "Change password" to save the changes

Image of an Apple MacBook Pro running MacOs

How to change your MacOS password.

  1. Click on the Apple menu and select "System Preferences"

  2. Click on "Users & Groups"

  3. Click on the lock icon to unlock the preferences

  4. Enter your current password

  5. Select the user account whose password you want to change

  6. Click on the "Change Password" button

  7. Enter your new password and password hint

  8. Click "Change Password" to save the changes

Image of an Apple iPad and iPhone

How to change your iPhone/iPad password.

  1. Go to "Settings"

  2. Tap on "iCloud" or "Passwords & Accounts" (depending on the version of iOS)

  3. Tap on "Change Password"

  4. Enter your current password and then your new password twice

  5. Tap "Change" to save the changes

Image of an Android Phone

How to change your Android phone password.

  1. Go to "Settings"

  2. Scroll down and tap "Security & location" or "Security" (depending on the version of Android)

  3. Tap "Screen lock" or "Change screen lock"

  4. Enter your current password or pattern

  5. Tap "Next"

  6. Enter your new password or pattern

  7. Tap "Next" to save the changes

Image of an Amazon Fire Tablet

How to change your Amazon Fire tablet password.

  1. Go to "Settings"

  2. Tap "Security & Privacy"

  3. Tap "Change your Password"

  4. Enter your current password and then your new password twice

  5. Tap "Save" to save the changes

Image of a Google Chromebook

How to change your Google Chromebook password.

  1. Click on the system tray in the bottom-right corner of the screen

  2. Click on the "Settings" icon (gear icon)

  3. Click on "Manage other people" under "Users"

  4. Click on the user account whose password you want to change

  5. Click on the "Change password" button

  6. Enter your current password and then your new password twice

  7. Click "Change password" to save the changes

Image of a Microsoft Surface Laptop

How to change your Microsoft Surface password.

  1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen and tap "Settings"

  2. Tap "Change PC settings"

  3. Tap "Accounts"

  4. Tap "Other accounts"

  5. Tap the account whose password you want to change

  6. Tap "Change the password"

  7. Enter your current password and then your new password twice

  8. Tap "Save" to save the changes

Image of a Nintendo Switch

How to change your Nintendo Switch password.

  1. Press the home button on the controller

  2. Select "System Settings"

  3. Scroll down and select "Users"

  4. Select the user account whose password you want to change

  5. Select "Change Password"

  6. Enter your current password and then your new password twice

  7. Select "OK" to save the changes

Image of a Sony Playstation

How to change your Sony Playstation password.

  1. Go to "Settings"

  2. Select "Account Management"

  3. Select "Account Information"

  4. Select "Security"

  5. Select "Change Password"

  6. Enter your current password and then your new password twice

  7. Select "Confirm" to save the changes

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