How to Reset/Change Your Lost SQL sa Password by Windows Authentication

How to reset or change your MS SQL server user sa password after login by windows authentication. Steep to reset sql user password.
In today's article I will show you easy and simple tutorial with example how you can reset or change your lost SQL server sa password by windows authentication. So, for this here are the steps to reset or change the lost sa password. 

Step 1:

Login to your system as an administrator and open Microsoft SQL client. Now try to login with use "sa". You will not be able to login.

SQL sa user login fail

Step 2:

Now login to your SQL server using windows authentication.

SQL Server Windows login

Step 3:

In this step we need to open Object Explorer → Security → Logins. Ones we click on login folder We need to select the user "sa".

sa user in sql

Step 4:

Richt clicks on user "sa" and select Property.

sa user property

Step 5:

Now here you will get a field named as password. Here you need to add both the add your new password. Here your new password and confirm password must be same.

Change sql user sa password

After adding new password, you need to click on Ok. Now try login for user "sa" with new password. 

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