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Facebook users must log in with their email address and password. Changing your password is actually quite simple. If it doesn't work, a solution is usually found soon.

Facebook password: How to change it.
Facebook password: How to change it. © Cristine_Lietz / Pixelio

Change password: what to do in case of problems?

some Facebook-User would like to change his password from time to time for security reasons. That's pretty easy.

  • If you want to change your Facebook password, log in and click on the small triangle next to "Home" in the top right corner. Under "Account Settings" you can then enter the old password and then the new one twice in a row.
  • If changing the password didn't work, try again, because often users just forget that they have to save the change in order for them to be removed from Facebook is registered.
  • If you go to "Account Settings" and all you see is a blank page, try again later often this is only due to short-term server problems and you can recover your password later without any problems change.
  • If you have the problem frequently, make sure that you are using the latest browser version, because even an outdated browser can cause such problems. To avoid this and other Facebook problems, it is best if you use Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Google Use Chrome or Internet Explorer, because these browsers are supported by Facebook.
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Reset Facebook password

If you want to change your password because you have forgotten your previous one, you cannot do this via "Account Settings" and editing the password. In such a case, the password must be reset.

  1. If you want to reset your password, go to the Facebook home page, there you will find below the fields for entering the e-mailaddress and password, click the "Forgot your password" link. If you click on this, you can use various information to identify your account. You will then receive an email with a link that you must click to reset the password, after which you can enter a new one.
  2. If the reset doesn't work because the message "Invalid link" appears, then copy the link that was sent to you by e-mail in the address line of your browser and press Enter key.
  3. If that doesn't help either, wait 24 hours and then request a new link.

Temporary problems with changing the password can usually be fixed quite quickly and easily.

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