Thanks. I won't install third party apps for this purpose. I'll just change it via the local user account.
Windows 11 - User Account Management
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My computer has two users - one with a Microsoft account and one without. Both accounts are administrator accounts.
I was looking for a way to change the password for the other user (non-Microsoft account) but could find no option to do so. Windows 10 allowed one to do this (I think). I couldn't either, find an option to view all the users on my machine.
Any help will be appreciated.
Regards,
Tim
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Anonymous
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Sumit D - IA 169.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor2022-01-05T11:21:51+00:00 Sure, good luck.
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Sumit D - IA 169.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2022-01-05T09:27:41+00:00 No, netplwiz is an app built in into Windows. This is not a 3rd party.
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Sumit D - IA 169.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2022-01-05T04:04:00+00:00 Hi Tim,
I am Sumit here to assist you with this question.
I believe you can only change the password if you are signed in to the Local account.
Can you try using Netplwiz? Instructions hold good for 11 too.
To Reset Password of any Local Account in Netplwiz
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/14699-reset...
Keep us posted.
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Anonymous
2022-01-05T09:34:11+00:00 Oh - many thanks. In that case, yes, I'll give that a go and let you all know how it goes.