Change Windows Home Server 2011 Administrator Password and Hint

By Jennifer | Last Updated January 04, 2024

The importance of home server administrator is so obvious, which controls everything on server. Therefore, we have to change Windows Home Server administrator password every once in a while for server security, or sometimes when home server administrator password lost, we have to change it. In addition, password hint is the prompt of administrator password, so change it when you want to make home server safer.  

Now let's see:

• How to Change Windows Home Server 2011 Administrator Password
• How to Change Windows Home Server 2011 Password Hint

Part 1: Change Windows Home Server 2011 Administrator Password

Two ways are told to change Windows home server 2011 administrator password in two different situations.

Way 1: Access Windows Home Server and Change Administrator with Console

This way is useful when you still could access Windows Home Server 2011.

1. Launch the Windows Home Server Console.
2. Click Settings to open the Windows Home Server Settings dialog box.
3. Display the Passwords tab.
4. Click Change Password to display the Windows Home Server Password Change dialog box.
5. Type the new password in the Password and Confirm Password text boxes.
6. Edit the password hint for new administrator password.
7. Click OK to put the new password into effect. Windows Home Server tells you that the password has been changed.
8. Click OK to return to the Windows Home Server Settings dialog box.
9. Click OK.

Way 2: Change Home Server 2011 Administrator Password with Software

If you forget administrator password to Windows Home Server 2011, you can easily reset it with iSunshare software. iSunshare software can help you create a USB password disk on another Mac computer, rooted android phone, or Windows pc.

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Part 2: Change Windows Home Server 2011 Password Hint

There are also two ways changing Windows home server 2011 password hint.

Way 1: Change Windows Home Server Password Hint in Console

• 1. Launch Windows Home Server Console and click Settings to open Windows Home Server Settings dialog window.
• 2. Display the Passwords tab.
• 3. Enter current password in the Password Confirm Password text boxes.
• 4. And then enter password hint in the Password Hint box.

Way 2: Change Windows Password Hint with Registry Editor

• 1. Log on to the server and select Start, open Run dialog box and type regidit. Click OK.
• 2. In the Registry Editor, open the following key: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows Home Server\install. Double-click the PasswordHint setting, type the new hint, and then click OK.

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