Reset Your Windows Password

Posted: October 20, 2015

[caption id="attachment_12482" align="alignright" width="386"] Image from pcworld.com[/caption] Using a password on a PC provides an added layer of security. Unfortunately, with the number of passwords most users are required to remember, what happens if the password is forgotten? Don't panic – the administrator password can be reset by following these steps. Lincoln Spector, writer for PC world, shares how to reset your Windows password.

If you forget your Windows admin password, try this

Yes, you can log into Windows even if you forgot your password—even if there is no other administrative account on the PC. From a security point of view, this is actually scary news. But there are legitimate reasons to use the tricks below, and none of them will let a criminal log in without your knowledge (the password is changed, not revealed) or access encrypted data. Yet another reason to encrypt your sensitive files. I’ve provided instructions here for Windows 7 and 10. Windows 8 users should have no trouble following the Windows 10 instructions.

Windows 7

You’ll need a Windows 7 System Repair Disc. You can use one created on someone else’s Windows 7 PC--providing that one of the PCs isn't 64-bit and the other 32. You’ll find instructions for making one in my Boot discs explained article. Read the entire article If You Forget Your Windows Admin Password, Try This on PC World.