Password Hints

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how to add a windows password hint

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2: Those "replies" don't work that's why I am here.

Hi Pav,


You can create a password hint by creating or changing your password from the Control Panel's User Account option or from the Settings.

These steps are from the Control Panel:

1. Type Control Panel from the Cortana search field, then click Control Panel from the results.
   
2. Select Change account type under User Accounts.
   
3. Choose the user you want to set the password with.
   
4. Create or change the password, then type the password hint just below the password fields.
   
5. Click the Create password button if you're creating the password for the first time, or the Change password button if you're only changing your password.
   

If you already have tried these steps, can you share with us what gone wrong? If you're receiving an error message when trying to create a password hint, let us know the exact error message as well.

Here's creating a password hint steps from the Settings:

1. Press the Windows + I keys from the keyboard to launch Settings.
   
2. Select Accounts, then Sign-in options from the left pane.
   
3. Click the Add button if you still don't have a password, or the Change button under the Change your account password pane.
   
4. Input your password or new password in the fields, then the password hint below.
   
5. Click Next, then Finish.
   

We'll be waiting for your response.


Regards.

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