Is Your Windows Password the Same as Your Microsoft Password?
Contents Your Windows Account Password May Be a Local User Account Password or the Same Password as Your Microsoft Account. Whichever You’re Using, You Can...
Your Windows account password may be a local user account password or the same password as your Microsoft account. Whichever you’re using, you can change it from the Settings app and sign in with a different password.
Is there a difference between a Windows password and a Microsoft password?
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Hi, For clarification, Windows 10 credentials are the ones you use to access your computer, while Microsoft account credentials are being used to access Microsoft products (e.g. Outlook, OneDrive etc.). To change your Windows 10 password, kindly press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then select Change a password.
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