When you install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, it will ask you
for the password for your account in Windows 8 and later if you want to change
your user account Password in Windows 8 then you have to follow certain steps:
Step 1: Switch
to Metro
UI and
there select Control
Panel and
then click
it to
open it.
![windows8-metro-screen.jpg]()
Step 2: Now
in the Control Panel, navigate to "User
Accounts and Family Safety" and
click on "Change
your Windows password".
![windows8-user-account-and-family-safety.jpg]()
Now click on "make
changes to my accounts in PC settings":
![user-acount-in-windows8.jpg]()
Step 3: From
there click on Change
Your Password:
![change-passward-in-windows8.jpg]()
Step 4: It
will ask you the current password so enter it; after that only you can change
your current password.
![change-your-password-in-windows8.jpg]()
Step 5: Type New
Password and
then save to
change the the password.
![windows8-change-your-password.jpg]()
Remember,
don't forget the password hint, because without that, you will not be able to
change the password.