# Change the encrypted default account password

## Procedure

1. Open the configuration.properties file to edit it.

   ![The configuration.properties file contains the default values for the login, password, first name, last name, and type of the account.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-windows/Resources/images/configuration_properties-default_account.png)
2. Note that the encrypted password is followed by: ,Encrypt

   Remove all that is after the = sign, including ,Encrypt, and type in the new password of the default account.
3. Save your changes and close the file. At next startup, the password will be encrypted in the database and the file will be updated with this encrypted password.