How To Reset Lost Password In Windows 7-8-10

Most of people are used to set a login password on screen or startup to prevent their computer from unauthorized access. However, one of most frustrating things is that you lost your Windows 7 password. It is understandable that if you didn't created a password reset disk before you got locked then it can be a very annoying and pedantic situation since you won't be able to reset the password for your computer or laptop. In that condition, one of the choices will be to re-install operating system all over again. But believe it or not, this will end up doing much more damage than helping you since it will remove all the important data and documents from your primary disk beyond recovery. So unless your computer contains no important files and information, re-installation of OS is not recommended.

If you are unlucky enough to lost or forgot login password , don't get discouraged. There are myriad of solutions developed over the years that could help to resolve this issue and we are going to demonstrate several ways you can take when you need reset your Windows 7 password without reformatting and reinstalling your operating system.

Here, this article gives two ways for your reference.If you have a bootable disk like PcUnloacker,It is quite easy to reset your password without formatting or reinstalling.

Here is the tutorial with screenshots.

1.Make a bootable disk with PCUnloacker-The first thing to do is download the ZIP file for PCUnlocker using another PC you can access. Next, extract the contents of the ZIP file to a folder on your hard disk. Open the extracted folder in Windows Explorer, and you’ll see an ISO file named pcunlocker.iso that you need to burn to a CD (or USB).

2.To make a bootable CD (or USB drive) from that ISO file, I’ll be using the freeware ISO2Disc. Insert a blank CD and open up ISO2Disc, navigate to the ISO file in the unzipped files. Choose the “Burn to CD/DVD” option and click on Start Burn .

This will create a bootable PCUnlocker CD in minutes. Note : If you don’t have a blank CD around, you can make a bootable USB of PCUnlocker instead.
3.Boot Your PC From CD

Once you have a bootable PCUnlocker CD, insert it into the computer whose password you want to reset. As soon as you turn on the computer, press a system defined key (such as F12, ESC, DEL, F2) to access BIOS. Go to the BOOT menu and set CD/DVD as first boot option.

-After you’ve changed the boot priority, save the BIOS settings and restart your PC. It should now boot into PCUnlocker CD.

4.Reset Password 

When you’ve booted to CD, PCUnlocker will find the Windows operating systems that were installed on your hard drive. Select one of your user accounts in the list, and click on Reset Password button to proceed.

-This will open the Change Password dialog, letting you enter a new password or leave it blank to remove password. If you’ve chosen a local account that was connected to a Microsoft account, you’ll get the warning that the program will convert your Microsoft account back to local user.

5.Enter New Password

Once you click OK, your Windows password will be reset immediately. Reboot your computer and reverse the changes you made to BIOS. You can then log back in to Windows with the new password!

6.All done enjoy😊😍

Download PC Unlocker 

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