{"id":2362,"date":"2021-05-19T12:08:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T11:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=2362"},"modified":"2024-10-25T12:14:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T11:14:35","slug":"changing-your-password-on-a-windows-2019-server","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/articles\/changing-your-password-on-a-windows-2019-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing your password on a Windows 2019 Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To change your Windows 2019 server password, you&#8217;ll need to login via RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When logged in, you can select <strong>Ctrl + Alt +Del<\/strong> to bring up the following screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture1-4-1024x687.png\" alt=\"Windows CTRL + ALT + DELETE page\" class=\"wp-image-2363\" width=\"768\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture1-4-1024x687.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture1-4-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture1-4-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture1-4-50x34.png 50w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture1-4.png 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re connected via a Mac, you can instead use the following keys, which act as an equivalent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>fn + control + option + backspace<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From here, select \u2018Change a password\u2019, which will allow you to set a new password via the following screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture2-2-1024x697.png\" alt=\"Windows Admin Password change option\" class=\"wp-image-2364\" width=\"768\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture2-2-1024x697.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture2-2-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture2-2-768x523.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture2-2-50x34.png 50w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture2-2.png 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-nco-info-block\"><p class=\"nco-info-block-content\"><strong>Info: <\/strong>If you don&#8217;t have the option to use these keys, want to change the password for another user, or would prefer a different method, you can change it instead via the Windows settings.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From the <strong>Windows home screen<\/strong>, first open the <strong>Windows Control Panel<\/strong> via your desktop applications or the search bar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture3-3-1024x577.png\" alt=\"Windows Control Panel\" class=\"wp-image-2365\" width=\"768\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture3-3-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture3-3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture3-3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture3-3-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture3-3.png 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can then select &#8220;<strong>User Accounts<\/strong>&#8220;, followed by &#8220;<strong>Manage another account<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture4-1-1024x313.png\" alt=\"Windows User Accounts\" class=\"wp-image-2366\" width=\"768\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture4-1-1024x313.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture4-1-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture4-1-768x235.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture4-1-50x15.png 50w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture4-1.png 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now select the user you wish to change the password for. If you\u2019re selecting one other than your own, you\u2019ll need to have administrative privileges to change another user\u2019s password:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture5-1-1024x451.png\" alt=\"Windows User Account Management\" class=\"wp-image-2367\" width=\"768\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture5-1-1024x451.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture5-1-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture5-1-768x338.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture5-1-50x22.png 50w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture5-1.png 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Double click on the relevant user, and change the password via the following screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture6-1-1024x401.png\" alt=\"Windows User Password Management\" class=\"wp-image-2368\" width=\"768\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture6-1-1024x401.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture6-1-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture6-1-768x301.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture6-1-50x20.png 50w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture6-1.png 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To change your Windows 2019 server password, you&#8217;ll need to login via RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol). 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