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Changing Your Password for Service at Micro Center (Windows 10) - Micro Center
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>When bringing in your computer to a Micro Center Knowledge Bar for upgrades or repair work, we will likely need access to your computer to perform the work. For your piece of mind, we recommend changing your password temporarily, then once we've completed the work you can change it to something of your choosing.<p><br></p></p><p>1) On the start menu, type <strong>Sign-in Options</strong> into the Windows Search Box and then select Sign-in Options.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/9m/n43xjuc4g95c.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/9m/n43xjuc4g95c.jpg" alt="n43xjuc4g95c.jpg"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>2) If you are <strong>NOT</strong> using a PIN to sign in, you can skip to the next step.</p><p>If you are signing in with a PIN, you will need to remove it before turning off your password:</p><p>- Select the <strong>PIN</strong> option and then choose <strong>Remove</strong>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/rp/q7koodvv145p.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/rp/q7koodvv145p.jpg" alt="q7koodvv145p.jpg"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><p>- A box will come up confirming that you are removing the PIN - select <strong>Remove.</strong></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/ms/lavtdt14vgbd.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/ms/lavtdt14vgbd.jpg" alt="lavtdt14vgbd.jpg"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>- A box asking for your password will appear. Enter the password that you use to sign in and then <strong>click on OK</strong> and the PIN will now be removed.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/ro/kp8t8btm2jt2.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/ro/kp8t8btm2jt2.jpg" alt="kp8t8btm2jt2.jpg"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>3) Select the <strong>Password </strong>option<strong> </strong>and then <strong>Change</strong>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/jo/j69tfdort2t2.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/jo/j69tfdort2t2.jpg" alt="j69tfdort2t2.jpg"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>4) Enter the current password that you use for signing in and then choose <strong>Next.</strong></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/br/o8oe36skmlml.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/br/o8oe36skmlml.jpg" alt="o8oe36skmlml.jpg"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>5) Now it will ask you for a <strong>New</strong> password. Enter your Temporary Password into the <strong>New Password</strong> and <strong>Confirm Password </strong>box. You can enter a hint if you would like, then click <strong>Next</strong>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/3a/1iwwcuc71alk.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/3a/1iwwcuc71alk.jpg" alt="1iwwcuc71alk.jpg"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>6) Select <strong>Finish </strong>to complete the removal of the password.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/lt/qyi3se7mof3u.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/lt/qyi3se7mof3u.jpg" alt="qyi3se7mof3u.jpg"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>7) That's it! If you're not able to change your password, our service technicians can help you change it when you arrive at the Knowledge Bar.</p> </article> </main>