Windows 10: Microsoft Family Child Account Password

My daughter has a child account, she has forgotten her password.


There is nowhere to reset the password on the family account management screen.


The password reset does not work as 'not enough information' - she's 8 what info would you expect.


What is the point of the Family function if you can't manage Child accounts?


With half the world in lock-down & trying to home school their kids, surely this isn't the best MS can do????

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Change Child Account Password using Adult account in Microsoft Family

Beyond frustrated w Microsoft right now. There is no helpful info on any threads that tell how to change a child's Microsoft account password that is under a Family account. She cannot log in to anything because we don't remember the password. Is there a
way to change the password via the Family administrator's account? I cannot find anywhere to do that and have searched all over. It would make sense for the parent to be able to do this under each child's profile... but no, that option is not there. I need
to know exact steps on how to do this so that my child can use her own Microsoft account to do things such as logging on to to Minecraft on her Kindle. Thank you.

***Original title: Family Microsoft Account and Changing Child Password***

 

How to reset child account password in family safety on win. 10 ?

Hello Earl,



If you are logged in using an Administrator Account and you have set up the child accounts using the same account, then you should be able to change their passwords.



You can follow these steps:

• Press Windows key + X and select Control Panel.
• Click on Family Safety and select the child account.
• On the left navigation pane, select Change Password.
• Follow the prompted instructions and check if the password is changed.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Child's account history not showing up in Microsoft Family Safety

Just to confirm, have you tried using a different browser and check if the issue persists? Since doing the steps provided on the link didn't help you resolve your concern, we would suggest you to recreate your son's account on the Alienware computer. To
do so, kindly follow the steps below:

• Go to Settings.
• Click Accounts.
• Click Family and other
  users.
• Click Sign in with
  a local account instead (to convert her account to a local account).
• After doing so, delete the local account. To delete a local account, kindly follow the steps below:
  • Go to Settings.
  • Click Accounts.
  • Click Family and other
    users.
  • Click the local account and then, click Remove.
  • A new window will open, click Delete account and data.
• After deleting the local account, re-link the Microsoft account of your son as a user, then add it to your family.
  

For more information on how to add a child account to your family, kindly click
this link.

Let us know how it goes.