Windows 10: How do I change a local user account password?

Discus and support How do I change a local user account password? in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; I don't know why this is so difficult, Win 10 really screwed things up coming from Seven. Seems they changed a lot of things just for the sake of... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by dictum, Dec 31, 2017.

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  1. DICTUM
    dictum Win User

    How do I change a local user account password?


    I don't know why this is so difficult, Win 10 really screwed things up coming from Seven. Seems they changed a lot of things just for the sake of changing them. I shouldn't have to use a search engine or a forum to answer this question.

    I am logged in under the administrator account. I have a local account whose password I need to change.

    I am under Accounts and there is a local user but no obvious way to change that user's password.

    :)
     
    dictum, Dec 31, 2017
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  2. TRTHOMAS20
    TRThomas20 Win User

    How do I change a childs local account to a family account? How do I create a family account for a child without creating another email?

    My child has an existing account, and when I updated to Win10, it became a local account and I cannot apply parental controls. I was going to just make her a new user account, but it wants me to put in an email. I only have one email and it's already being
    used by my account. I don't think they should force you to create another email for a 7 year old child. PLEASE FIX THIS MICROSOFT
     
    TRThomas20, Dec 31, 2017
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  3. ROLANDO VIL
    Rolando Vil Win User
    How do I change a childs local account to a family account? How do I create a family account for a child without creating another email?

    Hi,

    Your child's email address is necessary if we are going to add a child account to your family. Please see link below:

    Add a child account to your family.

    Thanks.
     
    Rolando Vil, Dec 31, 2017
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  4. BREE
    Bree New Member

    How do I change a local user account password?

    Bree, Dec 31, 2017
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  5. DICTUM
    dictum Win User
    I saw that tutorial berore I posted. Before I post, I exhaust all options and do a search.
    The tutorial is wrong. It's showing an obsolete, previous version of Windows 10. Mine is latest and does not show things the same way. I cannot get to "Manager User accounts"

    I do not have " Open the Control Panel (icons view)," and then Manager user accounts.
    You should really post up-to date stuff. As this does not answer the question and something I already saw.
     
    dictum, Dec 31, 2017
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  6. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Hello dictum,

    Being more respectful of the people trying to help you may get you better help instead of being rude and putting them off like that. *Wink

    The screenshots in the tutorial may be from an older version of Windows 10, but they still show the same options in the latest version of Windows 10. Grant it with a newer UI, but still up to date otherwise.

    An administrator account should be able to easily do option 3 in the Control Panel. When you say you don't have the "Control Panel (icons view)", did you click on the link in step 1 to see how to open the Control Panel to "icons view"?

    What do you see instead?

    *Arrow Change Password of Account in Windows 10 User Accounts Tutorials
     
    Brink, Dec 31, 2017
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  7. BREE
    Bree New Member
    Type Control Panel in the Cortana/Search box. Open Control Panel and click on User accounts.
     
    Bree, Dec 31, 2017
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  8. DICTUM
    dictum Win User

    How do I change a local user account password?

    This is actually very useful. Thank you. I had no way to get to control panel any other way. Thank you!

    These instructions floating above should really be modified as they are not reflecting the latest version of Windows 10, there seems to be multiple releases. The latest win10 does not resemble the original.
     
    dictum, Dec 31, 2017
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  9. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Brink, Dec 31, 2017
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  10. DICTUM
    dictum Win User
    what is this all the crazy stuff I have to do get to get "Control panel" to show up??

    What an illogical design.
     
    dictum, Dec 31, 2017
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  11. Brink
    Brink New Member
    The Control Panel will eventually be replaced by Settings in Windows 10.

    *Arrow Open Settings in Windows 10 General Tips Tutorials

    This causes us to have to jump through a few more hoops to get to the Control Panel since Settings is now the preferred (default) option now.

    You can still make it easy to open Control Panel though.

    Show Control Panel or Settings on Win+X Menu in Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

    Create Control Panel Shortcut in Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

    Create Control Panel All Tasks Shortcut in Windows 10 Customization Tutorials
     
    Brink, Dec 31, 2017
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  12. DICTUM
    dictum Win User
    I work as a Unix admin and I just cannot see how the average Windows user will grasp any of this. That is, making changes to the system to include control panel in the list. This is like an after-market mod to your car.
     
    dictum, Dec 31, 2017
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  13. DICTUM
    dictum Win User

    How do I change a local user account password?

    The very fact you need a support link shows it's a poorly thought-through design. It should be click-click-click. and done.
     
    dictum, Dec 31, 2017
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  14. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Hence why you can customize it to how you want instead of using the default "Settings". *Wink
     
    Brink, Dec 31, 2017
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  15. Brink
    Brink New Member
    @dictum,

    Were you able to get the password changed?
     
    Brink, Dec 31, 2017
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