Windows 10: I can't change my password. Netplwiz is not working.

I can't change my password. Netplwiz is not working. Hello, I'm asking for help, I just tried all the methods that I found. I saw a lot of questions on the principle of no checkbox or something else, but I have another problem Netplwiz just does not open, I enter commands using win + r and nothing happens, I probol and reboot and much more. The command stopped working after reinstalling win 10 after upgrading from win7 to win10 everything worked.Не могу поменять пароль. Netplwiz не работает. Здравствуйте прошу о помощи просто перепробовал уже все способы которые нашёл. Я видел много вопросов п

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Can't change password.

Hi Jonas,



Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I understand your concerned. Let me help you to fix the issue.



To assist you better, I would like to know are using local user Admin account?



Let’s try simple steps and check if this helps. Follow the below method.

• 
  Press Windows key + R, type netplwiz
  and press Enter.
  
• 
  Click on the user account and click on Properties
  button and click on Group Membership tab.
  
• 
  Select Administrator, click on
  Apply and OK.
  
• Now close the Window.

Follow the steps to change the password and check if this helps.

• 
  Press Windows key + R, type netplwiz
  and press Enter.
  
• Click on the user account, click on Reset Password button and try changing the password.

Hope this helps. Please let us know the status.

 

How to change forgotten password if netplwiz enables access

Wish I had seen posts #2 and 3 before I did what NavyLCDR said to do. Anyway, I got it done. I wasn't sure whether I could use my hotmail address or if I had to create a new User and email. I used my original email and steps after that were not what Bing said would come up--no option to set a new password. On the sign in, only my email appeared and not my real name as it normally does on my other computers. I went into netplwiz and deleted my old name (had to check the box).

In summary, my Microsoft email knew what my password was and with an email code to verify, I now have access to this computer if a password is ever required. (I had to remember to go back to netplwiz and uncheck the box!)

 

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I've been following the following steps to change my Wi-Fi password for some time:

1. Launch Control Panel.
2. Click "Network and Internet."
3. Click "Network and Sharing Center."
4. Click "Wi-Fi...."
5. Click "Wireless Properties."
6. Click the Security tab.
7. Check "Show characters."
8. Enter the password in "Network security key."

Those steps have been working just fine, but today I discovered a new wrinkle. If I change the password inside the router first, "Wi-Fi..." doesn't appear in step 4. This isn't much of a problem at home, because I can just change the password in Control Panel before I change it inside the router, but it would be a problem at a public hotspot, or something of that nature. I also tested Brink's instructions in "How to Connect To a Wireless Network in Windows 10," but they don't work for me either. How can I fix this?