Modify your Windows Vista logon password

Passwords are necessary for protcting your data when you share a computer with multiple users. From time to time you’ll need to change that password. To do so:

1. Click on Start, then choose Control Panel.
   

• If you are using Control Panel Home, click on User Accounts and Family Safety.
• If you are using Classic View, click on User Accounts. This allows you to set up parental controls for any user, add or remove user accounts, change your account picture, and change your Windows password.

2. Select Change Your Password, then enter the current and new password. Remember, your Windows password is case sensitive. You should type your password the same way every time you log on.
3. Enter a password hint.

Windows highly recommends that you set your computer to require a logon password before you can access Windows Vista. But if you are the only one using your computer and you don’t want to waste your time entering a password, there is a way to remove this security feature. Here’s how:

1. Click Remove The Password for the user.
2. Enter your current password and then click the Remove Password button at the lower right.

Note: If you wish to place a password again in the future, open the User Accounts and select Create A Password for your account.

Once you are done making the changes, you need to restart your computer for these changes to take effect.