{"id":138583,"date":"2023-06-23T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T10:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=138583"},"modified":"2023-07-14T07:37:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T11:37:44","slug":"reset-account-password-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/reset-account-password-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change account password from Lock screen on Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>To change a Microsoft account password on Windows 11, click on <strong>&#8220;Sign-in options,&#8221; &#8220;Microsoft account password,&#8221;<\/strong> and <strong>&#8220;I forgot my password,&#8221;<\/strong> verify your account via email code or authenticator app, and change the account password.<\/li>\n<li>To change a local account password on Windows 11, click on <strong>&#8220;Reset password,&#8221;<\/strong> confirm the three security questions, and update the account password.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-11\">Windows 11<\/a>, if you forget your account password, you don&#8217;t have to worry like in the old days since the system offers a straightforward option to reset the password, no matter the account type, including a local or a Microsoft account.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\/\">guide<\/a>, you will learn the steps to change the password of your Windows 11 account, whether you are using a Microsoft account or a traditional local account without a reset disk. The instructions also work to change the password for a standard or administrator account.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"toc\">\n<li><a href=\"#reset_windows11_msa_password\">Change Microsoft account password from Lock screen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#reset_windows11_local_account_password\">Change local account password from Lock screen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"reset_windows11_msa_password\">Change Microsoft account password from Lock screen<\/h2>\n<p>To change the password of a Microsoft account on Windows 11, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong style=\"font-size: 1.2rem;\">Sign-in screen<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem;\"> on Windows 11.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>&#8220;Sign-in options&#8221;<\/strong> (if applicable).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>&#8220;Microsoft account password&#8221;<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>&#8220;I forgot my password&#8221;<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img 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app.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Get code<\/strong> button (if you selected the email option).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-138590\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-identify-windows-11-msa-password-recovery.webp?resize=827%2C546&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Verify your identity\" width=\"827\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-identify-windows-11-msa-password-recovery.webp?w=1071&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1071w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-identify-windows-11-msa-password-recovery.webp?resize=300%2C198&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/confirm-code-microsoft-account-windows-11.webp?w=1073&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1073w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/confirm-code-microsoft-account-windows-11.webp?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/confirm-code-microsoft-account-windows-11.webp?resize=861%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 861w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/confirm-code-microsoft-account-windows-11.webp?resize=150%2C100&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Next<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Change the Microsoft account password on Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-138591\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/reset-microosft-windows-11-password.webp?resize=827%2C547&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 11 reset MSA\" width=\"827\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/reset-microosft-windows-11-password.webp?w=1071&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1071w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/reset-microosft-windows-11-password.webp?resize=300%2C199&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/reset-microosft-windows-11-password.webp?resize=867%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 867w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/reset-microosft-windows-11-password.webp?resize=150%2C99&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Next<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Finish<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, you will regain access to your account, but changing your password will also change the password you use to check your emails online with the same Microsoft account.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can reset your password online using the <a href=\"https:\/\/account.microsoft.com\/account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft account recovery process<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"reset_windows11_local_account_password\">Change local account password from Lock screen<\/h2>\n<p>Windows 11 inherits a recovery mechanism from Windows 10 that lets you reset your local account password without having to resource to workarounds, and it works very similarly to the Microsoft account recovery process.<\/p>\n<p>If you still have access to your account, you should update your local account with security questions, which makes it possible to regain access to your account after you&#8217;re locked out.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re already locked out of your account and didn&#8217;t add security questions, you can use this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/reset-forgotten-password-windows-11\/\">advanced workaround to reset your password<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To change the local account password on Windows 11, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong style=\"font-size: 1.2rem;\">Sign-in screen<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>&#8220;Sign-in options&#8221;<\/strong> (if applicable).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Type the wrong password once in the Sign-in screen and click the <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>&#8220;Reset password&#8221;<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-138594\" 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wp-image-138595\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/anwser-security-questions-windows-11-reset-password.webp?resize=827%2C494&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Reset password for local account\" width=\"827\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/anwser-security-questions-windows-11-reset-password.webp?w=1141&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1141w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/anwser-security-questions-windows-11-reset-password.webp?resize=300%2C179&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/anwser-security-questions-windows-11-reset-password.webp?resize=960%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 960w, 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