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How to change your Windows Password

If you are using Windows:

  • Press CTRL-ALT-DEL and select Change Password.
  • Follow the onscreen instructions

Password requirements:

  • Must not contain the user's account name or parts of the user's full name that exceed two consecutive characters
  • Must not be one of your last 8 passwords
  • Be a minimum of 8 characters
  • Contain characters from three of the following four categories:
  • Uppercase characters (A through Z)
  • Lowercase characters (a through z)
  • Numbers (0 through 9)
  • Special characters (for example, !, $, #, %)

 

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