How To Reset Or Change Steam Password | QUICK & NEW in 2024 Tutorial!

Are you wondering how to reset or change your Steam password? In this short tutorial, we’ll show you the fastest way to get a new password for your account in no time.

Reasons why you want to change or reset your Steam password

There are a number of reasons why you would want to change your Steam password. Below are some of the four common ones.

Forgotten the password.

If you don’t regularly sign-in to your Steam account by manually entering your username and password, there’s a tendency that you may forget your password over time. I also tend to forget my Steam password because I use the convenient “Remember my password” feature in the log-in page so after a few months, i may not be able to recall my password.

Change password to a new one.

Some users may simply want to change their old password. If this is what you want, this guide should help.

Make Steam account security stronger.

If you think that your current password is not secured enough, you can change it to something stronger.

Recover your Steam account.

Another reason why you may need to follow this guide is if you don’t know how to recover your Steam account. This is useful if your account had been hacked, compromised, or if you no longer have access to the old email address.

How to change your Steam password fast

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Time Needed : 5 minutes

Resetting your Steam password is simple but it can take a number of steps. The steps below assumes that you can still access your email in order to get the verification code.<br>If you no longer have access to the registered email on your Steam account, there’s a different set of steps to recover your account.

  1. Open Steam application.

    Steam clientYou can click Start or double-click the icon from your desktop.

  2. Click on I CAN’T SIGN IN button.

    Cant sign inYou don’t need to enter your account name in the login window.

  3. Select I Forgot my Steam Account name or password.

    Steam account name or passwordThis will bring you to the next window.

  4. Enter your email address or phone number.

    This should be the email address or phone number associated with your account when you created it.Enter email or phone

  5. Click SEARCH button.

    This will begin an account search.Enter email or phone

  6. Click on EMAIL AN ACCOUNT VERIFICATION CODE TO option.

    Email account verification code toThe code will be sent to your email account.

  7. Get the code from your email, enter it in Steam, then Click CONTINUE.

    Enter verification code 1You should type it in the field.

  8. Click on the SELECT button for the account that you want to update.

    update Steam accountYou might have to click a few buttons.

  9. Click on CHANGE MY PASSWORD.

    Change my password optionThis should begin the process.

  10. Enter and re-enter your new password, then click on CHANGE PASSWORD button.

    enter new passwordYour password must already be changed at this point.

Tools
  • Steam
Materials
  • Windows

That’s it!

What to do if you want to change Steam password but you have no email access anymore?

If you want to change your Steam password but the email associated with your account is no longer active or accessible, you’ll have to contact Valve directly in order to prove that you are the real owner. Here’s how it’s done:

  1. Open Steam application.
  2. Click on I CAN’T SIGN IN button.
  3. Select I Forgot my Steam Account name or password.
  4. Enter your email address or phone number. This should be the email address or phone number associated with your account when you created it.
  5. Click SEARCH button.
  6. Select I NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS.
  7. Fill in the blank fields, click on the I’M NOT A ROBOT box (CAPTCHA), then hit the SEND button at the bottom.

Valve will try to contact you on what you need to do in order to recover your Steam account. Be sure that you monitor your email (the current one that you provide in the first box) from time to time.

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