Windows 10: which device should i change my password on in case ive been hacked?

incase i have been hacked or got a virus on one of my devices, will it help to change the password for that account? if so, would it make a difference in terms of which account i should change my password for that account?for example if i got an account that i use on my phone hacked or infected with a virus, does it matter if i change the password for that account on my phone or my computer?

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Laptop Hacked - Password Changed

Okay.... I followed all the steps in Option Four right up to Step 8,


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where unlike the Tutorial, I got HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\REM_SAM\SAM\Domains\Account\Users\000001F4. No 'S' in the word Account.

Then, in Step 9, when I opened the 000001F4 key, I was instructed to change 11 to 10 in the first column of line 0038. On the problem laptop, the first column of line 0038 has a value of 15, not 11. I would supply a screenshot but I don't know how to do that on a computer that won't start.

So I didn't do anything. I obviously need more help.

 

Laptop Hacked - Password Changed

That would appear to be just a simple typo. Look at the bottom of Regedit in the screenshot at step 8 where it too clearly shows \Account\ with no 'S'. @Brink should be able to confirm that. I've just followed the instructions on another PC and it too had Account in the singular.

Very sensible to leave things alone and seek further help. I don't know what the value 15 means, or if its safe to change it. On the machine I just modified it was 11 as expected. Hopefully someone who knows more than me will be along shortly.

 

"Your password was changed on a different device"....

If the user hasn’t changed their password then then account may be hacked. If that is the case then they need to try to recover their account. Yes, I would say the problem is with their MS account as it states the password was changed on another device.