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The University of Winnipeg

Passwords

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

Please log in to WebAdvisor 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:

  • Once you have logged in to https://up.uwinnipeg.ca using your network User ID and current password, you will be prompted to change your password to a new one.

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.

Faculty and Staff who DO NOT have a WebAdvisor/Colleague Account please note: 

  • Faculty and Staff members need to change the provided temporary password to a new password through https://up.uwinnipeg.ca after 24-hour time frame. 
  • If you attempt to change your password within 24 hours, you will receive the following error message: “Not enough time has passed since last password change”