Change password for Entra ID user account

To change/reset password or a single Entra ID user account, open Powershell as admin and execute:

Connect-MgGraph -Scopes “User.ReadWrite.All” -TenantId “yourtenantname.onmicrosoft.com”

$UserId = “user01@yourtenantname.com”
$NewPassword = “plaintextpassword”

Update-MgUser -UserId $UserId -PasswordProfile @{
ForceChangePasswordNextSignIn = $true
Password = $NewPassword
}

Note:
Script for native cloud user accounts or federated user accounts if Password writeback is enabled.