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How to Recover Windows Password for Locked Computer
How to recover Windows password? If you are one of the many people who have forgotten Windows password, the following article shows you how to recover password Windows with smart methods.
These methods described below will be suitable for all Windows operating systems including Windows 7, Vista, XP, Windows 2000, 20003, 2008 etc.
Method 1: Recover password Windows with another user account on the computer.
The first way you may quickly think of is to use another user account to recover your forgotten Windows password if possible. Many people have created two or more user accounts to protect their PC, and give each different privilege over the PC. When using another user to recover Windows admin password, there are 2 options you can take.
Option One:
1. Start your computer and log on computer with the accessible account on your PC.
2. Right click “My Computer” icon on your desktop.
3.Click on “Manage” on the “My Computer” menu, this will bring up computer management window.
4.Find “Users” in “Local Users and Groups”. Then find your password forgotten administrator account and right click it to select “Set Password***”.
5.In the pop-up “Set password for…” windows, type a new password and then confirm it.
Option Two:
1.Click Start -> Control Panel -> User Accounts and Family Safety > User Accounts.
2.Find the target user account, and then double click it.
3.Click change your password.
4.Type your password in the new password and confirm password box respectively.
If you are lucky enough to have created two or more user accounts on your more before, then you can use this method to perform Windows Password recover of course. But in case you are not so lucky, then you have to turn to other methods.
Method 2: Take use of Windows Password Recovery Tool Standard.
Windows Password Recovery Tool is an easy-to-use tool designed to recover any forgotten Windows password quickly without needing another user account. It only requires you 4 simple steps to finish the whole recovery process.
Step1: Download, install and run Windows Password Recovery Tool Standard to a working PC (not the locked one).
Step2: Insert a blank and writable CD/DVD to this PC and burn the ISO image file of Windows Password Recovery Tool Standard to it. Once the burning finishes, take out the CD. Thus a Windows password reset disc has been created.
Step3: Insert the created password reset disc to the target computer and set this PC boot from CD/DVD.
Step4: Start to reset Windows password with the password reset disc with only one click of “Next” button on the interface. Few minutes later, you will get a message “Password has been successfully reset”. Then after you reboot the PC, you can access to your PC again.
Method 3: Try Windows Password Recovery Tool Professional.
This is another edition of Windows Password Recovery Tool. Unlike Windows Password Recovery Tool Standard, if you don’t have a CD/DVD, you can also use a USB flash drive to replace CD/DVD with this Windows Password Recovery Professional. In addition, the whole processes to recover Windows password are almost the same as described above.
How to Prevent Windows Password Lost?
As is known to all, a strong Windows password is the crux to computer security. In view of it, some users set an extremely complicated password consisting of various numbers, characters and symbols. It will greatly improve the system security without doubt. But if the user has bad memory, the complex password can be easily forgotten. At that time, one has to seek for methods to perform Windows password recovery.
Have you tried some methods to prevent Windows password lost? Never write your password on a sticky note plastered to a desk or monitor. If you have bad memory, you can make full of features in Windows: set a password hint or create a password reset disk. You can perform Windows password recovery with the hint or reset Windows password with the disk.
Perform Windows password recovery with password hint:
Some systems, like Windows 7, Vista and XP, allow you to create a password hint so that you can get some clues to remember your forgotten password. It can be easily created a password hint when you create a Windows password to log on to computer. Please note if your computer is on domain, you cannot create a password hint. You can right-click My Computer to select Property, and then choose Computer Name to check if your computer is on domain.
The Windows password hint should be something that can help you remember a lost Windows password while it will not leak your Windows password. It appears below the password entry box, after you make an incorrect entry and then click OK. Never set the Windows password as your password hint because everyone is able to see your password hint.
Reset Windows password with password reset disk:
If you dont like the password hint, you can create a password reset disk. It will help you reset Windows password easily if your computer is locked.
1. Click “Start” button, “Control Panel”, “User Accounts and Family Safety” and “User Accounts”.
2. Click “Create a password reset disk” in the left pane.
3. The Forgotten Password Wizard will open, insert a USB flash drive and then click “Next”.
4. Select the portable media drive, and then click “Next”.
5. Enter your current password, and then click “Next”.
6. Click “Next” when the progress indicator shows 100% complete, and then click “Finish” in the next window.
Once the password reset disk is created, it can be repeatedly used to reset Windows password without limitation. If it falls into hands of others, he or she will be able to enter your computer with the disk. So please store your disk in a safe place.
Windows Password Tips:
1. With the development of technology, you can not only set a Windows password composed to protect your computer, but also protect your computer with fingerprint. If you use Window 7, you can enable Fingerprint Recognition System.
2. If you forgot Windows password and don’t have a password disk, you can resort to Windows Password Recovery software like Windows Login Recovery. It allows you to reset Windows password in 5 minutes.
How to Prevent Windows Password Lost?
As is known to all, a strong Windows password is the crux to computer security. In view of it, some users set an extremely complicated password consisting of various numbers, characters and symbols. It will greatly improve the system security without doubt. But if the user has bad memory, the complex password can be easily forgotten. At that time, one has to seek for methods to perform Windows password recovery.
Have you tried some methods to prevent Windows password lost? Never write your password on a sticky note plastered to a desk or monitor. If you have bad memory, you can make full of features in Windows: set a password hint or create a password reset disk. You can perform Windows password recovery with the hint or reset Windows password with the disk.
Perform Windows password recovery with password hint:
Some systems, like Windows 7, Vista and XP, allow you to create a password hint so that you can get some clues to remember your forgotten password. It can be easily created a password hint when you create a Windows password to log on to computer. Please note if your computer is on domain, you cannot create a password hint. You can right-click My Computer to select Property, and then choose Computer Name to check if your computer is on domain.
The Windows password hint should be something that can help you remember a lost Windows password while it will not leak your Windows password. It appears below the password entry box, after you make an incorrect entry and then click OK. Never set the Windows password as your password hint because everyone is able to see your password hint.
Reset Windows password with password reset disk:
If you dont like the password hint, you can create a password reset disk. It will help you reset Windows password easily if your computer is locked.
1. Click “Start” button, “Control Panel”, “User Accounts and Family Safety” and “User Accounts”.
2. Click “Create a password reset disk” in the left pane.
3. The Forgotten Password Wizard will open, insert a USB flash drive and then click “Next”.
4. Select the portable media drive, and then click “Next”.
5. Enter your current password, and then click “Next”.
6. Click “Next” when the progress indicator shows 100% complete, and then click “Finish” in the next window.
Once the password reset disk is created, it can be repeatedly used to reset Windows password without limitation. If it falls into hands of others, he or she will be able to enter your computer with the disk. So please store your disk in a safe place.
Windows Password Tips:
1. With the development of technology, you can not only set a Windows password composed to protect your computer, but also protect your computer with fingerprint. If you use Window 7, you can enable Fingerprint Recognition System.
2. If you forgot Windows password and don’t have a password disk, you can resort to Windows Password Recovery software like Windows Login Recovery. It allows you to reset Windows password in 5 minutes.