Setting Your Password

Unless you create a password that allows you to gain entry to your user account, anyone can log on to your computer and access your files. If you want to protect the computer from unauthorized access, create a password that's easy for you to remember and difficult for others to guess.

Create a Password

Click the Start button, and click your account picture to display the User Accounts window for your account.

In the User Accounts window, click Create A Password For Your Account to display the Create Your Password window.

Type your password, and then type it again to confirm that you didn't make a typing error.

Type a hint that will remind you, but no one else, of your password.

Click Create Password.

Caution

Passwords are case-sensitivethat is, MyPASSWORD and mypassword are two different passwords.

See Also

"Changing Your Password" on page 280 and "Resetting Your Password" on page 281 for information about changing your password.

"Adding or Deleting User Accounts" on pages 302303 for information about creating a new user account.