{"id":9870,"date":"2021-03-01T10:11:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T10:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=9870"},"modified":"2024-04-23T13:33:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T12:33:01","slug":"change-administrator-password-windows-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/change-administrator-password-windows-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Administrator Password on Windows Server?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows server has a similar UI to any machine that has a Windows OS platform. The functions are also identical that makes the process to assign\/change a password for the Administrator account easy.<\/p>\n<h2>To Change Administrator Password on Windows Server:<\/h2>\n<p>1. Click on the <strong>Windows<\/strong> icon to open the menu and click on <strong>Control Panel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10638 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/start-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. The<strong> Control Panel<\/strong> window opens. Click on the <strong>User Accounts<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10639 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/usr_acc-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Now, click on the<strong> User Accounts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10640 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/usr_acc2-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Here, you can manage and make changes to your <strong>User Account<\/strong>. Click on <strong>Manage another account<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10642 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/man_acc-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Click on the <strong>Administrator <\/strong>account to proceed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10641 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sel_admin-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. Here, you can make changes to the<strong> Administrator<\/strong> account directly. Click on <strong>Change the password<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10645 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/change_pass-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7. In this section, you get to assign a new password or change your current password for your <strong>Administrator<\/strong> account.<br \/>\nHere, you&#8217;d see the fields-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Current password<\/strong>&#8211; To enter your current password.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New password<\/strong>&#8211; To enter a new password to replace the existing one.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Confirm new password<\/strong>&#8211; Where you re-enter your new password to confirm it with the system.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Type a new password hint<\/strong>&#8211; Where you can type a hint to your new password in case you can&#8217;t recall it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10644 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/new_pass-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>8. When you enter all the details, click on <strong>Change password<\/strong>. The system will assign the new password to your <strong>Administrator<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10646 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/complete-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do visit MilesWeb, for better <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting\/vps-hosting\/windows-vps-hosting\">windows server hosting<\/a> option.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows server has a similar UI to any machine that has a Windows OS platform. The functions are also identical that makes the process to assign\/change a password for the Administrator account easy. To Change Administrator Password on Windows Server: 1. Click on the Windows icon to open the menu and click on Control Panel. 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