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title: 🔐How to update passwords securely
description: Discover how to update passwords securely using Microsoft Credential Manager, making password management easier and enhancing your online security.
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# [🔐How to update passwords securely](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/tips-and-news/how-to-update-passwords-securely)

 Written by [Woodthorpe IT](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/tips-and-news/author/woodthorpe-it) | Oct 6, 2026, 9:00:01 AM

We all know the pain of choosing a new password – it can be one of the most time consuming and frustrating points in your week or month. Not only do you have to think of the password, but good practice for security tells us we shouldn’t reuse the same passwords for different systems. So how do we use our tools to help us remember?

Microsoft has a tool called Credential Manager that you can use to help store your password:

- Open **Control Panel**
- Click **User Accounts**
- Select **Credential Manager**

- Choose either Web or Windows Credentials to manage your passwords for websites or applications.

Weak or reused passwords are one of the biggest causes of breaches – with credential manager you can create a strong password that you don’t have to remember!

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