Adding a Password to a User Account
When you create user accounts in Windows, they don't normally have passwords associated with them. You may want to add a password to a user account, however. This can help to ensure that your data is protected from others who may have physical access to your computer. Here's how you can add the password:
- Navigate to the Control Panel.
- At the right side of the screen, click the User Accounts option.
- Click User Accounts. Windows displays the User Accounts screen. (See Figure 1.)
Figure 1. The User Accounts screen.
- Click Manage Another Account. Windows displays the Manage Accounts screen.
- Click the account for which you want to add a password. Windows displays the Change an Account screen. (See Figure 2.)
Figure 2. The Change an Account screen.
- At the left side of the screen, click Create a Password. Windows prompts you for the password information.
- Enter the password you want to use for the account (you need to enter it twice), along with a password hint that can be used to jog your memory if you forget the password. (The password hint is optional.)
- Click Create Password.
If you are using Windows 7, follow these steps:
- Click Start and then click Control Panel. Windows 7 displays the Control Panel.
- At the right side of the screen, under the main heading of User Accounts and Family Safety, click Add or Remove User Accounts. Windows 7 displays the Manage Accounts screen.
- Click the account for which you want to add a password. Windows 7 displays the Change an Account screen.
- At the left side of the screen click Create a Password. Windows 7 prompts you for the password information.
- Enter the password you want to use for the account (you need to enter it twice), along with a password hint that can be used to jog your memory if you forget the password. (The password hint is optional.)
- Click Create Password.
This tip (10711) applies to Windows 7 and 10.
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