Unlocking Jenkins on Windows

After installing Jenkins, you must unlock it.

1. In your web browser, navigate to the port number you selected during the installation; for example::

   http://localhost:8080

   Tip: To learn how to change ports in Jenkins, see https://phoenixnap.com/kb/jenkins-change-port.
2. On the Unlock Jenkins dialog box that opens:
   1. From the information provided on the dialog box, use the Windows Explorer to navigate to the location of the initialAdminPassword file and open the file in a text editor, such as Microsoft Notepad.
      Note: The location might be to a hidden directory. If that is the case, you must enable viewing hidden files, folder, and drives in Windows.
   2. Copy the password from the initialAdminPassword file and paste it in the Administrator password field on the Unlock Jenkins dialog box and then click Continue.