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Students and staff without issued devices should follow <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/knowledge-base\/change-your-wooster-password\/?seq_no=2\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/knowledge-base\/change-your-wooster-password\/?seq_no=2\">these instructions<\/a> for changing their Wooster password.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #df0000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">UPDATE: Faculty and staff who received new computers after March 2nd, 2026 can no longer change their password with this method and should follow <em><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/knowledge-base\/change-your-wooster-password\/?seq_no=2\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/knowledge-base\/change-your-wooster-password\/?seq_no=2\">these instructions<\/a><\/em> instead<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-ed311d0\" id=\"strong-changing-a-mac-password-strong\" data-block-id=\"ed311d0\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text stk-block-heading--use-theme-margins\"><strong>Changing a Mac Password<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-b289263\" id=\"strong-for-mac-os-ventura-strong-strong-and-later-strong\" data-block-id=\"b289263\"><h4 class=\"stk-block-heading__text stk-block-heading--use-theme-margins\"><strong>For macOS Ventura<\/strong> <strong>and later<\/strong><\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connect to Wooster\u2019s network:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be on campus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are off campus, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/knowledge-base\/changing-your-mac-password-while-off-campus\/?seq_no=2\">these instructions instead<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On your Mac, choose Apple menu &gt;&nbsp;System Settings, then click Users &amp; Groups in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the Info button&nbsp;next to your username on the right.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click Change Password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your current password in the Old Password field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your new password in the New Password field, then enter it again in the Verify field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter a hint to help you remember the password. (Optional)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click Change Password.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-29b374f\" id=\"strong-for-earlier-versions-of-mac-os-strong\" data-block-id=\"29b374f\"><h4 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong>For Earlier Versions of Mac OS<\/strong><\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connect to Wooster&#8217;s network:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be on campus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are off campus, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/knowledge-base\/changing-your-mac-password-while-off-campus\/?seq_no=2\">these instructions instead<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On your Mac, choose Apple menu&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;System Preferences, then click Users &amp; Groups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click Change Password. (If you don&#8217;t immediately see a Change Password button, see the MacOS Ventura instructions below)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your current password in the Old Password field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your new password in the New Password field, then enter it again in the Verify field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter a hint to help you remember the password (Optional).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click Change Password.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-7e39526\" id=\"strong-changing-a-windows-password-strong\" data-block-id=\"7e39526\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text stk-block-heading--use-theme-margins\"><strong>Changing a Windows Password<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connect to Wooster&#8217;s network:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be on campus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are off campus, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/knowledge-base\/changing-your-password-from-a-windows-machine-off-campus\/?seq_no=2\">these instructions instead<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press&nbsp;<strong>Control + Alt + Delete<\/strong>&nbsp;at the same time on your keyboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click Change Password<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your old password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter and confirm your new password and click next.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your password is now reset.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><div id=\"eckb-article-content-footer\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"epkb-article-navigation-container \">            \t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-article-navigation__previous\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/knowledge-base\/change-your-wooster-password\/\" rel=\"prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-article-navigation__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <span class=\"epkb-article-navigation__label__previous__icon epkbfa epkbfa-caret-left\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    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