

In the User Accounts window, select Change your account name to change the username for your local Windows account.Ĭhanging the username and password in Windows Vista and 7 Change passwordĬhanging the username and password in Windows XP Change password.Open the Charms menu from the Windows desktop by pressing the Windows key plus the C key and selecting Settings.

Select the Change your password option to change the password for your local Windows account.In Settings, select Change PC settings.Open the Charms menu by pressing the Windows key plus the C key and selecting Settings.Choose a new account name ( A) and then click the Change Name button ( B).Ĭhanging the username and password in Windows 8 Change password.Select the account whose name you want to change.Near the middle of the window, click Manage another account.Press the Windows key, type " control panel", and then press Enter.You may only change local accounts names, not Microsoft or administrator account names. Click the Finish button to complete the password change.Type your current password ( A), type a new password ( B), and click the Next button ( C).

