Discover the step-by-step process to change or reset your Windows password if you've lost or forgotten it. This guide will help you regain access to your Windows account quickly and securely.

Learn how to reset or change your Microsoft account password. Get help with a forgotten Microsoft account password.

If you forgot your work or school password or have been locked out of your account, you can use your security info and your mobile device to reset your work or school password.

If you forgot your work or school password, never got a password from your organization, or have been locked out of your account, you can use your security info and your mobile device to reset your work …

Learn how to create a password reset disk for a local account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Ask another global admin in your business to reset your password for you. Make sure you've provided alternate contact information, including a mobile phone number.

Contact your admin if you don't have permission to change your password. You can only do this if your admin has given you permission to update your password in Microsoft 365.

Instead of a password, you can use a security key to sign in to apps, websites, and, if you have a work or school account, even Windows. Use this section to change or reset your security key PIN.

Your company's admin can reset your password and give you a new temporary password. If you're an admin, and you forgot your password, ask another admin in your company to reset your password.

Here you'll find guidance for how to secure your account going forward, make it easier to reset a password, and provide additional methods you can use to verify your account.