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5 5  To be safe you should change your password a few times a year (we realize this doesn't happen but you should shoot for changing it at the beginning of every school year at least). Your Windows login password (Active Directory, or AD) is also linked to a variety of other services such as your Google account, Moodle, SF2K, etc. so it's important to have a strong password.
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7 7  == {{id name="Choosing-a-Strong-Password"/}}Choosing a Strong Password ==
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21 21  == {{id name="Changing-Your-Password"/}}Changing Your Password ==
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23 -To change your password login to any Windows Computer in your building and then press **CTRL+ALT+DELETE** at the same time. Then select **Change a password** from the menu. Enter your current password in the space that says //Old password// (the password you just used to login) and then your new password into the //New password// and the same password again to confirm in the last spot. Then hit the arrow to complete the change. If you get an error about not meeting the length or complexity requirements then it's probably too short or doesn't contain enough different types of characters (see Choosing a Strong Password above).
19 +To change your password login to any Windows Computer and then press **CTRL+ALT+DELETE** at the same time. Then select **Change a password** from the menu. Enter your current password in the space that says //Old password// (the password you just used to login) and then your new password into the //New password// and the same password again to confirm in the last spot. Then hit the arrow to complete the change. If you get an error about not meeting the length or complexity requirements then it's probably too short or doesn't contain enough different types of characters (see Choosing a Strong Password above).
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25 25  It may take a few minutes for the change to propagate through the other services but the change for Windows will be instant.
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