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丁香园AV

The University of 丁香园AV

Passwords

Faculty, Staff and Students who have a WebAdvisor/Colleague Account and want to update their network password:

Please log in to  with your current password to change your password to a new one.

  • Once you have logged in to WebAdvisor, at the top right corner of your screen, please click on the user profile icon, which is a red button with your username and a person symbol. You will then see a 'Change Password' option. Click on that. You will then be prompted to change your password.

Your password must be a minimum of 14 characters (to a maximum of 24) and meet the following requirements:

  • Must not include parts of your User ID
  • Must not include parts of your first or last name that exceed two consecutive characters
  • At least one uppercase character from A-Z
  • At least one lowercase character from a-z
  • At least one number from 0-9
  • At least one special character! “ # $ % ‘ * + ) ( - . / ] [ ^ _   

** Please remember that you must have DUO Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) activated on your account in order to login **

To install DUO MFA: Set-up DUO

If you have a DUO account but have changed your mobile device: Activate a new device on DUO

Faculty and Staff who DO NOT have a WebAdvisor/Colleague Account and want to update their password:

  • Faculty and Staff can change their current password to a new one through your M365 account.
  • You may see the Microsoft prompt to ‘Pick an Account’. Please select your uwinnipeg.ca account.
  • If you receive that prompt and have selected your uwinnipeg.ca account, you will then be asked to enter your current password. Following that, you will need to authenticate using DUO MFA.
  • When you are logged in and authenticated, you will have a new window appear titled ‘Change Your Password’.
  • Please enter your updated password in the ‘New Password’ field. Then re-enter the same one in the ‘Confirm New Password’ field.
  • Click on ‘Submit’.

Your password must be a minimum of 14 characters (to a maximum of 24) and meet the following requirements:

  • Must not include parts of your User ID
  • Must not include parts of your first or last name that exceed two consecutive characters
  • At least one uppercase character from A-Z
  • At least one lowercase character from a-z
  • At least one number from 0-9
  • At least one special character! “ # $ % ‘ * + ) ( - . / ] [ ^ _   

** Please remember that you must have DUO Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) activated on your account in order to login **

To install DUO MFA: Set-up DUO

If you have a DUO account but have changed your mobile device: Activate a new device on DUO

If you do not remember your password or have been locked out 

Please contact the Service Desk during business hours either by phone (204-786-9149) or email (servicedesk@uwinnipeg.ca). Once your identity has been validated and you are provided with a new temporary password, you will need to create your own personalized one. How to do that depends on whether you have a WebAdvisor/Colleague account or not. Please see the appropriate instructions listed on this page.