{"id":7281,"date":"2019-04-04T15:19:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T15:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siliconhouse.net\/support\/?page_id=7281"},"modified":"2019-04-04T15:19:09","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T15:19:09","slug":"change-password-windows-server-2012r2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.siliconhouse.net\/support\/change-password-windows-server-2012r2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change the Administrator Password in Windows Server 2012R2?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Windows Server 2012R2<\/strong>, the latest version of that operating system. First we will explore the password: how to change it and advice for password security. Here are some step-by-step instructions to help you change the password on your windows server. You always want to change your passwords regularly (some experts recommend monthly) to different randomized combinations of letters, numbers, and symbols. You also don\u2019t want any two passwords to be the same. <\/p>\n\n\n<p><aside id=\"text-16\" class=\"widget widget_text amr_widget\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><div class=\"reseller_web_hosting_support_advts\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"reseller_web_hosting_support_advts_left\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siliconhouse.net\/linux-reseller-web-hosting-india\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.siliconhouse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/336X280-saffron-unlimited-499-kickstart.gif\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" alt=\"Reseller Hosting Special Offer\"><\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"reseller_web_hosting_support_advts_right\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siliconhouse.net\/linux-cloud-server-hosting-india\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.siliconhouse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/336X280-purple-enterprise-cloud-stak-19.jpg\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" alt=\"Enterprise Cloud Stack\"><\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside> <aside id=\"text-20\" class=\"extendedwopts-md-center widget widget_text amr_widget\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><div class=\"reseller_web_hosting_support_advts\">\r\n<div class=\"reseller_web_hosting_support_advts_left\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.siliconhouse.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/reseller-hosting-249-offer.gif\" width=\"320\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Reseller Hosting Special Offer\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"reseller_web_hosting_support_advts_right\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.siliconhouse.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/reseller-hosting-249-offer.gif\" width=\"320\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Reseller Hosting Special Offer\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow the below procedure to change the RDP password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[1]  Login into your windows server using RDP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[2]  Start &#8211;&gt; Administrative tools &#8211;&gt; Computer management<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[3] Click on local users and groups<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[4]  Click on users<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[5]  Right click on administrator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[6]  Click on set password<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[7]  Change the password<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows Server 2012R2, the latest version of that operating system. 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