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How to Reset Forgot Laptop Password

by goldi l. information

If you have lost or forgotten the password of your Windows laptop, and don’t know how to reset the password? Then don’t panic. The Reset Laptop Password process is simple it’s not too difficult.

Therefore, when you fail to sign with an incorrect password or when a laptop is locked out because of a lost or forgetting password problem. In this situation, you can reset the password with various options. The options are very helpful in resetting the forgotten password issue on desktop computers, and even laptops too. After applying these options you can easily unlock a locked laptop without a password in Windows laptops 7, 8, 10, 11, and Vista without any data loss.

Thus, have a look at various ways to Reset the Laptop Password, and then follow the steps.

Various Ways to Reset Laptop Password:

Way 1: Reset the Laptop Password with the Administrator

  • First, you will need to boot your laptop and instantly press the ‘F8’ key. Repeat this key process till your laptop shows the boot menu. 
  • Next, through the arrow keys, pick the option Safe Mode and then hit on Enter key.
  • You will forward to the home screen and hit on the Administrator option. 
  • In case, you’ve no home screen show, then type ‘Administrator’ and leave as blank the ‘Password’ field.
  • Then hit on the ‘Start’ menu at the end of the laptop corner, then switch to the ‘Control Panel’, and then the ‘User Accounts’ section, and then you can Reset the Laptop Password simply.
  • Now you can access your laptop by entering your username and your new password.

Way 2: Reset Laptop Password with Command Prompt

  • First, you will need to press both keys together ‘Windows logo’ + ‘X’ keys on your laptop keyboard.
  • Next, the Quick Access menu will open, so hit on the Command Prompt (Admin) option.
  • To Reset the Laptop Password, you will need to type the following command in the command prompt.
  • Type the command ‘net user account_name new password’ and press Enter key. 
  • But, before typing the command, remember you will need to replace account_name and new_password with your username and your preferred password correspondingly.
  • Done.

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