It's time to change your password!

There are several times a year when it is important to change your password.  Your password will expire every 90 days. When your windows computer informs you that your password will be expiring soon, CHANGE IT THEN! It is also always a good idea to change your password before going on break so that you do not get locked out of your computer, email or gradebook.  Here is how you change your password from the school windows computers.

On your Windows desktop/TEC computer, press the Alt, Ctrl and Delete buttons at the same time.
Click on "Change a Password" on the menu below:

Enter your username, if needed, and follow the directions on screen.

If you are off site or working solely on a Chromebook, you can use the VDI (Virtual Desktop) to change your password.  

• Simply go to vdi.portageps.org. 
• Click "VMware Horizon HTML Access." 
• Click "Accept." 
• Login with your portage username (leave off the @portageps.org) and password. 
• Click "Login." 
• Click "Staff Win 10 Temporary". 
• Click on the little translucent tab on the left side of your screen (it has 3 lines on it)
• Click the icon at the top of the window that pops out that looks like three blocks stacked in a pyramid.
• Click "Change a Password".
• Enter your username, if needed, and follow the directions on screen.
• When finished, click the "Windows" symbol, choose "Power" and "Restart".

PPS Staff Password Guidelines

• Passwords must have a minimum of 8 characters, containing both letters and numbers
• Passwords expire after 80 days
• Passwords should not be based on well-known or easily accessible personal information.
• Passwords should not be trivial, predictable or obvious.
• Passwords should not be based on the organizations's name or geographic location
• Passwords should be treated as confidential information. No employee is to give, tell, or hint at their password to another person, including IT staff, administrators, superiors, other co-workers, friends, or family members, under any circumstances