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Check your password — is it strong?

Your online accounts, computer files, and personal information are more secure when you use strong passwords to help protect them.  Click on the following link, Password Checker, to have Microsoft test the strength of your passwords.

So what is a strong password?

A strong password should appear to be a random row of characters. It should be at least 14 characters long. It should include a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols.

For tips about how to create passwords that are easy for you to remember but difficult for others to guess, read Create strong passwords.