{"id":13093,"date":"2019-01-29T14:18:15","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T14:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/?p=13093"},"modified":"2023-05-04T10:50:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T10:50:49","slug":"how-to-change-remote-desktop-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/kb\/article\/how-to-change-remote-desktop-password","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Virtual Desktop Login Password?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi there,<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for choosing Apps4Rent. The safety and security of your data is our priority. We recommend that you update the password of your Cloud Desktop at regular intervals. Here&#8217;s how to do it.<\/p>\n<h2>Get Started with Cloud Desktop Password Change<\/h2>\n<h3>What is needed for changing the password?<\/h3>\n<p>You will need the following requirements for changing the password on your Virtual Machine:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: square;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Desktop\/ RDP Name\/IP address<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Username<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Password<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are accessing your Cloud Desktop for the first time or have misplaced your credentials, refer to the email with the subject line &#8220;Welcome Email&#8221; shared by Apps4Rent on the registered email address for the details.<\/p>\n<h2>Instructions:<\/h2>\n<p>Click on <b>Start<\/b> button on your keyboard.<\/p>\n<p>Type \u201c<b>mstsc<\/b>\u201d and press Enter.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, search for Remote Desktop.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/RDP-login.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"223\"><\/p>\n<p>Now the <b>Remote desktop<\/b> screen will appear.<\/p>\n<p>Type the host name in the text box for Computer in the Remote Desktop Connection pop-up and click on Connect.<\/p>\n<p>Type the user name and current password.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/login-3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"436\" height=\"253\"><\/p>\n<p>Once logged in to the VDI, click Ctrl+Alt+End buttons on the keyboard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/change-password.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"362\"><\/p>\n<p>The new screen will show the option to change the password.<\/p>\n<p>Click on <b>Change Password<\/b> and type the user name if it is for a different user. Type the current password and desired password.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the \u2794 icon next to the Confirm password textbox to submit the changes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/change-password-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"319\"><\/p>\n<p>Log off from the VDI and test the new password.<\/p>\n<p><b>Below are the password complexity criteria.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Should not contain the user\u2019s account name or parts of the user\u2019s full name that exceed two consecutive characters<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Should be at least six characters in length<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Should contain characters from three of the following four categories:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"margin-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">English uppercase characters (A through Z)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">English lowercase characters (a through z)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Base 10 digits (0 through 9)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Non-alphabetic characters (for example, !, $, #, %) Users who have changed the password will not be able to use the same steps to change their password again for the next 24 hours. 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