Gmail is one of the best and most widely used webmail services by Google. Millions of users use it every day to send and receive emails.
You know that Google offers official Gmail apps for popular smartphone operating systems such as Android and iOS. However, it does not offer an official client or app for Windows, although there is a workaround to install Gmail as an app in Windows 10/11 with the help of web browsers.
Because Google does not offer an official Gmail app for Windows, most users who run Windows or macOS on their laptops use a web browser like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Apple Safari to access Gmail.
If you have also been using a web browser to access Gmail on your laptop and have not changed your Gmail password for a long time, you might want to know how to change the Gmail password on a laptop.
Change Gmail password on Windows PC or Mac
This guide shows you how to change your Gmail account password right from your laptop.
NOTE: These instructions apply to all web browsers on both Windows PC and Mac. These directions will also work if you try to change the Gmail password on a smartphone using a web browser.
Step 1: Launch Chrome, Edge, or Safari web browser on your laptop.
Step 2: In the browser, head over to the official Gmail website and sign in to your account whose password you wish to change.
Step 3: Once you sign in to the Gmail account, click the user account picture located at the top right of the page to see the flyout and then click the Manage your Google Account button.
Step 4: On the left pane of the Google Account page, click the Security tab.
Step 5: Scroll down the page to see the “How you sign in to the Google” section. Here, click Password.
Step 6: When asked to enter your current Gmail/Google account password, please type the same and then click the Next button.
Step 7: Finally, type your new password for the Google/Gmail account, retype the new password again, and then click the Change password button.
Please note that the password must have at least eight characters, and we recommend using numbers and special characters to make it a strong password.
Our how to add Gmail to Mail app in Windows 10/11 guide might also interest you.
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