{"id":1459,"date":"2021-05-19T11:19:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T11:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=1459"},"modified":"2021-05-19T11:27:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T11:27:09","slug":"changing-your-password-on-a-windows-2019-server","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/articles\/changing-your-password-on-a-windows-2019-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing your password on a Windows 2019 Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you want to update your Windows 2019 server password, then you&#8217;ll need to log in through the RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) interface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you are logged in, then pressing <strong>Ctrl + Alt +Del<\/strong> will bring up the following screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture1-2-1024x687.png\" alt=\"Windows CTRL + ALT + DELETE page\" class=\"wp-image-1460\" width=\"768\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture1-2-1024x687.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture1-2-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture1-2-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture1-2-50x34.png 50w, https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture1-2.png 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re using a Mac to connect to the server, then the following key combination will act as an equivalent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>fn + control + option + backspace<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From this screen, select the option called &#8216;Change a password&#8217;. 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