How to Reset Windows 8 Password After Forgotten?

Un-oh, you cannot access to the user account in your Windows 8 computer because of a forgotten password. What's worse, it's your only administrator account and you never made a reset disk for this account. If you run into such a similar problem, this guide will help you reset the lost Windows 8 administrator password and get back in the PC in minutes.

There's no any requirement of technical skills. Anyone can take advantage of it to get rid of forgotten password in Windows 8. But please make sure there's no BIOS password set in your computer. Otherwise, the following guide will not work.

Create a boot Windows 8 password reset USB disk

Since your computer is locked, you can find another PC and download the Windows Password Unlocker (WPU), which is currently the best recovery app. Next install this program in the machine, and then you can start to create the boot password disk as follows:

Step 1. Launch WPU and insert your USB stick.

Step 2. This program will detect and recognize the USB stick automatically (see below screenshot). Now you can click Burn USB button and a boot reset disk for Windows 8 will be Ok in seconds.

Note:

If you cannot find another PC, you can use a Mac instead as it also comes with Mac version.The burned boot USB disk can also used to reset password in Windows 7, Vista, XP and servers.

Reset Windows 8 password with the boot disk

Step 1. Insert the boot USB disk in the locked PC that you want to work with, and boot the PC. While booting, please remember to press the right key to access BIOS, then configure the PC to boot from the boot USB disk.

Note: This BIOS settings step is easy. Some computers are pre-configured. If not, please see here to get the detailed guide.

Step 2. WPU, with all user accounts in this computer listed, will open after BIOS settings. Make the user account that you want to reset password of selected, and then click Reset button. In seconds, the password will be cleared.

Step 3. Click Reboot button to restart the PC and remove the boot USB disk while restarting. When the Windows 8 sign-in screen appears, access the target user account.

That's it! It's very easy! Aside from WPU, you can also try Ophcrak. But this free recovery tool doesn't support Windows 8. But you can try it if you forgot Windows 7 password.

Note: If you're afraid that someone clear the password using a boot reset disk, you can set a BIOS password or encrypt your computer.

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Reset Windows 7 Ultimate Password with an USB Password Reset Disk

If you forgot your Windows 7 Ultimate password, you must be very worried and anxious. Now, you can be carefree because of the special USB password reset disk created by certain advanced recovery software. And the text will tell you how to recreate Windows 7 Ultimate code with the help of an USB code reset disk created by iSunshare Windows Password Genius.

Step 1: Create an USB disk by use of iSunshare Windows Password Genius software. This step includes the 6 sub-processes below.

Download iSunshare Windows Password Genius Professional from http://www.isunshare.com/downloads.html and install it in another computer which you can access.As a screen appears after the software's successful installation, select USB device as the media by which you would like to create a password reset disk.Insert an USB flash drive to the computer you forgot its password, and then click Begin burning.Click OK when the USB password reset disk is created triumphantly.Start your computer, immediately press F2 or Delete and keep pressing it until the BIOS Setup Utility screen turns up, choose Boot and Removable Devices by arrow key, and then use plus key to move removable devices to the first line.Press F10 on the keyboard to save the configuration changes, and click Enter to exit.

Step 2: As another screen turns up, select Windows 7 Ultimate operating system and the user you want to reset its password, and then click Reset Password.

Step 3: After resetting a code to the user as the program prompts, hit Reboot. Then in the same screen, click Enter to confirm Yes so as to eject the USB password reset disk and restart your computer.

From the above, you can see that it is not difficult as you thought before to create an USB code reset disk and use it to reset Windows 7 Ultimate cipher. Just follow the steps one by one and you can create a reset disk for your service. Moreover, as a famous saying goes, " It is better to be safe than sorry." Why don't you create an USB disk according to the sub processes of step 1 in advance?

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