

In the User Accounts window, select Change your account name to change the username for your local Windows account.Ĭhanging the username and password in Windows Vista and 7 Change passwordĬhanging the username and password in Windows XP Change password.From the Windows desktop, open the Charms menu by pressing the 'Windows key' plus the 'C' key and select Settings.Select the Change your password option to change the password for your local Windows account.In Settings, select Change PC settings.Open the Charms menu by pressing the Windows key plus the 'c' key and select Settings.Choose a new account name ( A) and then click the Change Name button ( B).Ĭhanging the username and password in Windows 8 Change password.Select the account whose name you'd like to change.Near the middle of the window, click Manage another account.

