It’s a good idea to create a strong password with different cases, symbols, and numbers to prevent unauthorized access. However, if you make it too complicated, you might forget the password and need to reset it.
Depending on whether you have access to other accounts or not, there are different ways for you to reset the password on your Acer laptop. On the other hand, it is also possible that you want to reset the password to make it stronger or if you suspect it has been compromised. We have covered all these situations in this article.
If You Know the Account Password
When you know the current password of the account, you may easily change or reset it from theWindows settingsafter logging in to the account.
If You Know Another Admin Password
Windows offers a few ways to reset the password on another user account from an admin account. So, if you don’t know the password to an account, you canlog in using any other admin accounton the Acer laptop and then use such methods.
However, keep in mind that doing so can cause you to lose personal credentials and encrypted files on the account.
Change Password From Control Panel
Using the Control Panel’s User Accounts program is the most traditional way of changing or resetting passwords on Windows. In the latest versions, if you try changing the account settings of the current login account, it redirects you to the Account Settings. However, you may still reset the password for other users.
Change Password Using Netplwiz Utility
Another program you may use to reset the password of any other user is the netplwiz utility. You can’t, however, change the password of the current account using this program.
Change Password Using Local Users and Group
If you are not a Windows Home user, you may also utilize the Local Users and Group policy to reset another user’s account. This Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in is disabled in Home editions, so unless you manually enable it, you can’t use this program in such systems.
Unlike Netplwiz, you may also reset the current login account’s password through this application.
Change Password Using Command Prompt
