If you want to protect your personal computer from unauthorized entry by another user, then you, first of all, need to set a password. It will not take long and will protect the information that is important to you. How to put a password on a computer?
Instructions
Step 1
Go to the "Start" button menu. Then select "Control Panel", and in it - "Accounts". If you are the only user of the computer, then you have administrator rights, i.e. unlimited power, so changing the password from the point of view of access to the system will be a trifle matter. Review the user's login settings. If there is a check mark next to Use Welcome Page, clear it. This will improve the security of your laptop.
Step 2
In the list of accounts, select the user for whose account you want to change the password. Choose it. Find the link "Change password". A window will appear in front of you. Enter the new password in the line and confirm it in the line below. This is necessary so that you do not enter an erroneous password, which you yourself will not be able to use later. To first remember the password on your laptop, write it down in some place accessible only to you.
Step 3
Use the command line to change your password. To do this, enter the menu of the "Start" button. Then click on the "Run" item. The command line will appear in front of you. Type cmd in it and press Enter. Another command line will appear.
Step 4
To change the password on a laptop, enter the following into it: net user username password. This is just an example. This phrase needs to be corrected. Replace username with your username, and replace password with your password. Then press the Enter key. If you did everything correctly, then the line should display the inscription: "The command completed successfully."
Step 5
Use the third option to change the password on your personal computer. Go to the Start button menu, click Run. At the command prompt, enter control userpasswords. You will see a window for managing accounts, in which you can assign any password to any user at your discretion.
