Connection for controluser as defined in your configuration failed in xampp or phpmyadmin

First time using xampp and i have set password already but it still not working and cannot log into my phpmyadmin with xampp how can i solve? here is my screenshot:

If you face this problem you should follow this step:

1) Go to xampp -> phpmyadmin -> open config.inc.php in you editor

2) Find line $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'config'; change it to $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'cookie';

3) Find line $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = ''; set password to $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = '12345';

4) make sure that your $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] and $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controlpass'] are the same password:

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