You run Windows 8 or Windows
7? Or you say that you run Windows XP? No problem at all. Because the ways I’m
going to introduce apply to almost all Windows systems. So don’t worry!
Way 1: Reset Forgotten Laptop Password with another Accessible Administrator
Essential: An accessible administrator account.
When
you get the prompt the username or password is incorrect, input the password
again to make sure that you type it correctly. Is still wrong again? Remind
whether there is any accessible administrator account, if there is, switch to
log in with that accessible administrator account.
1. Click Start button and type
lusrmgr.msc in the search box. Press
Enter to open Local Users and Groups. For Windows 8 user, swipe the mouse cursor
to the top right corner or lower right corner, then you can see
the Search icon.
2. Expand Users folder and
then you can have a look at all user account on your laptop.
3. Right click on the target user account you forgot its password and
select Set Password option.
4. Click Proceed button to
input a new password and confirm it.
5. Click OK button to save the
changes made.
Lesson Learned: You can add more one spare administrator account on your laptop. You
can leave its password blank in case you forgot its password as well for long
time no log in.
Way 2: Reset Forgotten Laptop Password with
Password Reset Disk
Essential:
The password reset disk created before password forgotten.
Almost all Windows system
support creating a password reset disk after creating a new user account and
password for it. Its function is to reset password when you are locked out of
your Windows. If you have one, do as the followings do and soon you will be
enlightened.
1. When it prompted you that the username or password is wrong, try once
again first and if you still get the prompt, click OK button.
2. Insert the Windows password reset disk you created before into your laptop
and then click Reset password link
under the password box.
3. In Password Reset Wizard window, click Next button to continue to select the inserted disk drive name from
the pull-down list and then click Next
button to go on again.
4. Reset a new password for you laptop, confirm it and then click Next button to Finish laptop password reset.
If
you have no idea of what the password reset disk is mentioned above, then I
guess that you didn’t create a password reset disk when you create a password
for your laptop user account. If now you have another accessible computer at
hand, you can check Control Panel >
User Accounts and Family Safety >
User Accounts > Create a password reset disk.
Lesson Learned: Whenever create a password for a user account on your
laptop, you can create a password reset disk in advance in case forgot laptop
password again.
What
if you didn’t meet the essentials in the above two ways? Is there any other
effective way to reset forgotten password for your laptop? The follow way to be
introduced will get you there.
Way Three: Reset Forgotten Laptop Password with Asunsoft Windows Password Geeker
Essential: Another accessible computer with Internet & a USB
flash drive or CD/DVD disk & the full version of Windows Password Geeker
Asunsoft
Windows Password Geeker is professional to reset Windows password. As long as
you have another accessible computer to download the full version of the
program and a USB flash drive or CD/DVD disk, it can help you reset forgotten
laptop password under most situations.
1. Use another accessible computer to search and download the full
version of Asunsoft Windows Password
Geeker and then install it.
Why
you have to download the full version is that the trial version only helps you
experience and familiarize the program but it won’t take effect to reset any password.
2. Run the installed program and follow its on-screen steps to burn it
into the USB flash drive or CD/DVD disk to create a password recovery disk.
3. Transfer the created password recovery disk into your locked laptop.
Start or restart your laptop, press corresponding key it prompted to enter Boot Menu. Then select USB-Hard-Disk (Removable Devices) or CD/DVD-ROM
Drive option to set laptop boot from USB flash drive or CD/DVD disk
respectively.
Some Common Laptop Boot Menu Key for
your reference:
Dell
– F12
Acer
– F12
HP –
F9
Samsung
– F12
Lenovo
– F12
4. Select the target user account you forgot password, click Reset
Password button to reset and then click Reboot button to restart your laptop to
log in your laptop without password or with new password.
Lesson Learned: There are always ways to solve password forgetting problems.
If you failed trying other ways, you can give this way a try. It can reset
forgotten or lost password what other ways cannot.
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