Change the Administrator password of a Windows VPS

Change the password

1. 1.From your very first login, open Remote Desktop on your VPS. The starting password should not stay in place.
2. 2.In the Remote Desktop window, press Ctrl+Alt+End. Ctrl+Alt+Del would not work: your own computer intercepts it.
3. 3.Click Change a password.
4. 4.Enter the old password, then the new one twice.
5. 5.Press Enter, then click OK when Windows confirms the change.

Windows Server usually refuses passwords that are too simple: mix uppercase, lowercase, digits and symbols.

Change the password with one command

1. 1.Right-click the Start button, then click Terminal (Admin) or Windows PowerShell (Admin).
2. 2.Type net user Administrator *, then Enter. If your Windows is in French, the account is called Administrateur.
3. 3.Enter the new password, then a second time to confirm. Nothing appears while you type.

Check the change

Close the session, then reconnect with the new password. If your computer had saved the old one in Remote Desktop Connection, enter the new one when it asks.