How to Change Your Steam Password

Last Updated: February 3, 2022

If you remember your old Steam password, you can quickly create a new password through the Steam app on your computer. This wikiHow article will teach you how to change your password on Steam using a Windows or Mac computer.

Steps

1
Open Steam on your computer. You'll find this program in the Start menu of Windows computers or in the Applications folder in Finder on Mac.
2
Click the Steam tab. It's at the top-left corner.

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3
Click Settings (Windows) or Preferences (Mac) on the menu.
4
Click Change Password. It's on the right side of the screen in the "Account" section.
5
Click Email an account verification code to your email to verify your identity. You'll get an email with a code that you'll need to enter in the Steam client to change your password.
- If the email isn't in your Inbox, check your Spam folder.
- If you don't know have access to the email associated with your account, click I no longer have access to this email address to be guided through alternate instructions to verify your identity.
6
Enter the code (it's usually 5 characters long) and create a new password. The new password must not be an old password and must meet the password strength requirements, which you'll see at the bottom of the screen under "Password strength."
7
Click Change Password. Once you enter the new password, you'll receive an email confirmation.^{[1]
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