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# Technical support policy for lost or forgotten passwords
For your protection, Microsoft takes security seriously. Microsoft accounts, the Windows operating system, and other Microsoft products include passwords to help secure your information. This article provides some options you can use to reset or recover your password if you’ve forgotten it. However, if these options don’t work, Microsoft support engineers can't help you retrieve or circumvent a lost or forgotten password.
Microsoft takes security seriously. This is for your protection Microsoft accounts, the Windows operating system, and other Microsoft products include passwords to help secure your information. This article provides some options you can use to reset or recover your password if you’ve forgotten it. However, if these options don’t work, Microsoft support engineers can't help you retrieve or circumvent a lost or forgotten password.
If you lose or forget a password, you can use the links in this article to find published support information that will help you reset the password.
## How to reset a password for my domain account
## How to reset a password for a domain account
If you lose or forget the password for a domain account, contact your IT administrator or helpdesk. For more information, see [Change or reset your Windows password](https://support.microsoft.com/help/4490115).
## How to reset a password for my Microsoft account
## How to reset a password for a Microsoft account
If you lose or forget the password for your Microsoft Account, go to the [Recover your account](https://account.live.com/ResetPassword.aspx) wizard.
This wizard requests your security proofs. If you have forgotten your security proofs, or no longer have access to them, select **I no longer have these anymore**. After you select this option, fill out a form for the Microsoft Account team. Provide as much information as you can on this form. The Microsoft Account team will review the information that you provide to determine whether you are the account holder. This decision is final and Microsoft does not influence the team's choice of action.
This wizard requests your security proofs. If you have forgotten your security proofs, or no longer have access to them, select **I no longer have these anymore**. After you select this option, fill out a form for the Microsoft Account team. Provide as much information as you can on this form. The Microsoft Account team reviews the information that you provide to determine whether you are the account holder. This decision is final and Microsoft does not influence the team's choice of action.
## How to reset a password for a local account on a Windows 10 device
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## How to reset a hardware BIOS password
If you lose or forget the password for the hardware BIOS of a device, contact the device manufacturer for their help and support. If you do contact the manufacturer online, be sure to visit the manufacturer's site and not that of some third party.
If you lose or forget the password for the hardware BIOS of a device, contact the device manufacturer for their help and support. If you do contact the manufacturer online, be sure to visit the manufacturer website and not that of some third party.
## How to reset a password for an individual file