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1 -== {{id name="Overview"/}}Overview ==
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7 -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, so it's important to have a strong password.
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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9 9  == {{id name="Choosing-a-Strong-Password"/}}Choosing a Strong Password ==
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13 13  When choosing your password, keep these guidelines (requirements from Microsoft actually) in mind:
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15 -* Must not contain your account name or display name. So if your name is Samuel Smith and your login name is ssmith then your password can't contain Samuel, Smith, or ssmith. This check is **NOT** case sensitive so changing the letters to uppercase or lowercase doesn't make a difference.
13 +* Must not contain your account name or display name. So if your name is Samuel Smith and your login name is ssmith then your password can't contain Samuel, Smith, or ssmith. This check is NOT case sensitive so changing the letters to uppercase or lowercase doesn't make a difference.
16 16  * Must be //at least// 8 characters long
17 17  * Must contain characters from// at least// 3 categories listed below:
18 18  ** Uppercase letters (A-Z)
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23 23  == {{id name="Changing-Your-Password"/}}Changing Your Password ==
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25 -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).
23 +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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27 27  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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32 32  [[image:attach:change-a-password.png||data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" alt="Change a password link, change password page display" title="Change a password link, change password page display" height="400"]]
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34 -== {{id name="Logins-Affected"/}}Logins Affected ==
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36 -Keep in mind when you change your password, it will **change in multiple places**. This includes computer log on, email, SF2K, Moodle, Powerschool, and more.
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40 -== {{id name="What-NOT-To-Do"/}}What NOT To Do ==
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42 -If you are already signed into your email, but are unable to sign into a computer, do not change your password through your email. This will only change your email password and won't get you able to sign into a computer. When we reset your computer password, the email one will be replaced with our reset anyways, so it's less remembering if you just don't do it.
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