A program to remove the Windows 10 administrator password. If you suddenly forgot your password... We break the password in Windows! Account recovery application

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Sometimes a situation may arise when you need to remove your Windows login password. This may be necessary when the user has forgotten the Windows password and needs to remove the Windows password or when other emergency situations arise. We often receive questions: how to remove the password when logging into Windows, how to remove the password in Window, how to reset the Windows password on a laptop or computer. There are several ways to remove the password when logging into Windows. An easy way to reset your Windows password is to remove your Windows login password using a program. In this article we will tell you how to quickly and easily remove a login password for Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 using a program that is distributed free of charge and can be freely downloaded on the program developer’s website.

Password reset program for Windows

As mentioned above, you can reset your Windows login password in different ways, including by loading the installation disk and using the command line, but they are quite complicated for the average user. It is easier to use a bootable CD/DVD disk or flash drive, which were created using special programs, to reset an account password in Windows. There are several programs for removing passwords on Windows, but almost all of them are paid and their cost is quite high. To solve the problem of resetting your Windows login password, the Free Windows Password Recovery - Lazesoft Recover My Password Home Edition program compares favorably with other programs, which can be freely downloaded from the program developer’s website and used by home users. The program is easy to install and has a convenient and intuitive interface. There is no Russian language in the program; for those who have not studied much English, its use will not cause problems. Using the program, you can reset the password in Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10. The program supports 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows. In addition to resetting the password, using the program you can perform other manipulations with administrator and user accounts on the computer. The program was tested by the authors of the article to reset the administrator password on a computer running Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7. In all cases, the passwords were successfully removed and access to the computer was opened.

How to use a program to reset your Windows login password

First you need to download the program from the official website and install it on the computer on which a bootable CD/DVD disk or bootable USB drive will be created. If you are creating a CD/DVD disc, your computer or laptop must have a CD/DVD drive. There is no need for a disc burning program; Lazesoft Recover My Password Home Edition burns discs with its built-in tools. After downloading the program, you need to install it on your computer. Installing the program is standard and will not cause any difficulties if the user has at least once installed any program on the computer before. The program contains a reference manual in English.

Let's launch the program. Next, the program asks you to select the Windows version of the target computer (the computer on which the login password will be removed). When testing the program, we did not select the Windows version and left this setting unchanged, as in the picture below (Do not specify the operating system version of the target computer). With this setup, we were able to remove login passwords for Windows 10, 8.1, 7 64-bit without any problems. Perhaps the choice of operating system is important for other manipulations with accounts that the program allows you to do. Click NEXT and move on.

Next, we choose on what media we will create the boot disk. If we create a boot disk on a CD/DVD disc, select CD/DVD, as in the figure below. The program itself will determine the disc writing speed. You can manually reduce the speed so that the disc is recorded at a higher quality.

If you are creating a bootable USB drive, select USB Flash, as in the picture below. The program will select the drive letter that is displayed in the system for the removable media (H in the picture, yours may be different). If you have several removable media connected to your computer, you need to select the one on which the bootable USB media will be created.

You can also create a disk image by selecting ISO Image, which you can then burn to a disk on another computer using a disk burning program or use to create a multiboot flash drive. Next, click Start and get a ready-made bootable CD or DVD, depending on the disc used (196 MB is removed from the CD without any problems) or a bootable USB flash drive.

After this, you need to set the BOOT section in the BIOS of your computer or laptop to boot from a CD/DVD drive or USB. In some laptops and computers, you can call up the Boot Devace Option with a separate key (which you need to look at in the instructions for your computer or laptop). We select the required device and boot the computer or laptop from the boot disk we created.

New laptops and computers may have problems booting from a disk or flash drive due to the secure boot option in the BIOS, which prevents the computer from booting from other devices. To solve this problem, you need to disable secure boot in the BIOS and enable Legacy Support. After this, the laptop or computer can be booted from other devices. When the password is reset, you can return the original settings in the BIOS.

After we have configured booting from our media, we boot the computer from the disk we created. When loading, a choice appears, in our case we select Live CD, when loading from a flash drive we select USB.

The program begins to load, we see the loading process on the screen.

After loading, it starts from the Windows disk and we see this picture. The Reset Windows Password task is selected, click NEXT

The program asks us if we are using it for non-commercial purposes and tells us that for commercial use we must purchase a license. Click Yes (use for non-commercial purposes).

A window like this appears, the program searches for accounts on the computer.

There is one administrator account on this computer, Account Name 1. This window will display all existing accounts on the computer. Select the account for which you want to reset the password and click Next.

A window appears displaying the password reset.

After the password is reset, we are taken to a menu where we can open a file manager or reset the password on another computer account.

To exit the program, click the Start button, then Shut Down Computer

The program asks for exit confirmation, click OK. The computer turns off.

After exiting the program, remove the boot disk or flash drive from the computer and configure the BIOS to boot from the computer’s hard drive. That's it, the login password has been removed, the computer boots and does not require a password to log into the user account.

Each of us sooner or later has problems with passwords! A familiar picture. You sit down in front of your computer, hoping to finish some urgent work, try to enter your Windows 10 login credentials, and then realize to your horror that you absolutely do not remember your password!

The first thing that comes to mind is that you need to work less at night... You go through dozens of options and nothing, there was no access, and there is no access!!! And then an idea comes - you need to reset your Windows 10 password! I think many people remember how to do this in older versions of "windows", but how to do this in the new one?

Fortunately, the reset procedure in Windows 10 is largely similar to the same procedure in Windows 8 and older versions of this OS. Although with some minor reservations. In this review article, I will introduce you to the basic methods for resetting your password. They are suitable for both Microsoft Live accounts and local accounts.

1. Use the Password Reset Tool to recover your Microsoft Live account password

The first and most obvious solution is to use the standard reset function available on the special Microsoft password recovery service. A window opens on the service page asking why you can’t log into Windows 10? You will be asked to choose one of three options. In our case, the very first one is suitable - “I don’t remember my password.” But this is only if, when installing the system, you linked your account to the Microsoft account authorization network service.

I won't go into detail about this reset option. I will only note that the official password reset procedure in Windows 10 is standard and you must be prepared to undergo verification. To do this, you will need to provide your personal data, such as E-mail and phone number.

If this option doesn't suit you, no problem. Microsoft accounts are still not popular in our area. Fortunately, there are other ways that will help you regain control of your computer. Alternative ways to restore access in Windows 10 are not so obvious and use different workarounds. Let's look at them one by one.

2. Reset Windows 10 password via password reset disk

Using a Password Reset Disk is another standard way Microsoft has implemented to regain control. The only disadvantage of this method is that the disk must be created in Windows 10 in advance, even before access is lost.

By creating a Password Reset Disk, you can easily regain access to Windows 10. In the near future I will devote a separate article to this method.

3. Use alternative authorization methods to reset the main password

Perhaps you still have access to the operating system through alternate authentication? Using a PIN code, a pattern code or through a second account? If so, then you have a chance to log in in a roundabout way and reset your Windows 10 password through the command line.

Log in to the system using one of the alternative methods, press the Windows logo key and the X key at the same time. Find the “Windows PowerShell (administrator)” item in the list of available system tools and run it. PowerShell is an updated edition of the command line shell, but with expanded capabilities.
Type the following in the utility window:

net user "account_name" "new_password";

Instead of "account_name" enter the name of your account,

Instead of “new_password”, enter the new password (the quotes must be removed).

Success will be indicated by the message “Command completed successfully”

4. How to reset your password on Windows 10 via MSDaRT

The DaRT (Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset) toolkit has been released by Microsoft for quite some time and helps IT specialists restore computer functionality. DaRT functionality also includes the ability to reset your password. To do this, you need to boot your computer from the DaRT Recovery CD and run the built-in Locksmith Wizard utility. It is in this utility that you can restore login for any Windows 10 account.

Unfortunately, the DaRT toolset is not free. This utility is available only to Microsoft enterprise customers, TechNet Plus and MSDN subscribers.

5. Reset the Windows 10 password using the PCUnlocker utility

The PCUnlocker utility allows you to unlock a Windows computer that would be locked due to a forgotten password. It is a boot image that must be written to a CD or flash drive using one of the appropriate programs. For example, UltraISO or Rufus. After booting from such a disk, you will see a complete list of local accounts used in the current installation of Windows 10.

Select the required account from the list and click on the “Reset Password” button.
The program will check the status of the selected account and offer you one of the options to solve the problem:

Remove the password if the Windows account was protected by it,

Connect the associated Microsoft account to the local account,

Raise the rights of a standard or limited user to administrator level,

Activate your account if it has been disabled,

Unblock a blocked account and so on...

Once you reset your password and sign in to Windows 10, be sure to set a new one and make sure you don't forget it in the future.

6. Reset your password by rolling back Windows 10

If you don't want to use any additional software to restore access, or if your hard drive is encrypted with BitLocker, you can use another technology. Simply roll back Windows 10 to a previous state that stores old data. Select the appropriate restore point and follow the standard steps to roll back Windows 10 system files to older versions. But remember that you will then have to reinstall software installed after the date the restore point was created.

So what did we get in this article? I quickly walked you through how to reset a Windows 10 password that you forgot or lost the hint for. In the future, I will try to take a deeper look at each of the mentioned methods so that you do not have problems accessing the new OS.

Something terrible happened - you somehow managed to forget the password for your Windows 10 account. What to do now? Of course, you can do it the old fashioned way - reinstall the operating system. Or you can try removing password protection using a USB drive. You can learn how to create a flash drive to reset a Windows 10 password on a computer, laptop, or tablet from this instruction.

Creating a flash drive to reset Windows 10 password using the official method

Windows provides built-in tools for creating a USB drive, which you can later use if your login password has been forgotten or lost. However, there are several disadvantages to this method that make it less practical. The first drawback is that you can create such a drive only by logging into Windows. It turns out that users should take care of preparing a USB flash drive in advance for future use. Second, a device prepared for password reset can help in the case of a local account. It will not be able to remove or replace the password from your Microsoft account.

If you are used to thinking ahead, or you have already learned from bitter experience and are now planning to create a USB drive that will help you reset your password in the future, you need to do the following:

The final result should be a userkey.psw file on your drive. It contains all the data needed to reset your password. Interestingly, this file, if necessary, can be moved to any other drive and used in case of an unpleasant situation. To use a flash drive with it, you need to connect it to the computer, enter the wrong password on the login screen and click on the item that appears to begin the reset.

Using Online NT Password & Registry Editor to reset Windows 10 password

If you have forgotten or lost your password, and you did not have time to create a drive to reset it before this unpleasant incident, then it makes sense to use third-party tools. In this case, the Online NT Password & Registry Editor utility. Like similar tools, it can reset passwords for user accounts, although only local ones. She can't reset her Microsoft account password. But it can help you bypass a blocked entry and get into the system.

Before using Online NT Password & Registry Editor, you need to burn it to a USB flash drive. To do this, you still have to get a computer somewhere. Next, do the following:

If something went wrong, you can download the archive marked CD, extract the ISO image from it and use the WinSetupFromUSB program. Please note that in your case, when setting up this utility, you need to check the box next to SysLinux bootsector/Linux distribution using.

So, you managed to create a USB flash drive to reset your password. What to do next? Here's what:

Connect the USB drive to the computer on which you need to reset the password or somehow gain access to the system.
Turn on your computer and boot the USB flash drive by selecting it in the Boot Menu. You can read about how to call this menu in the instructions for your PC.
Many different messages should appear on the screen. Don't get lost. That's how it should be. Press Enter to move to the next step.
Now the utility should detect the system partition of the hard drive and display a little information about it. All you need to do is indicate its number and move on.
After checking the partition for the presence of all necessary files, a list of possible actions will appear on the screen. Since you are interested in resetting your password, you need to select the first option.
In the next step, you must also select the first item.
You will see a table with a list of user accounts. In the very first column you can see the so-called RID number of each account. See what number is assigned to the entry you need and enter it below. If you are trying to access a computer with a Microsoft account, you must select the hidden account Administrator.
Now you are offered a list of actions with the selected user record. In the case of a local account, you need to enter the number 1. If at the previous stage you selected a hidden administrator account, you need to enter the number 2.
As a result, a message should appear on the screen indicating a successful password reset, or a successful attempt to activate the administrator account.
Next, you just have to press Enter, then enter q, and then - y to finalize the changes.
This completes the work with the flash drive for downloading Online NT Password & Registry Editor. Pull it out and press it Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart your computer.

A password is the most important tool to protect user data from viewing and use by third parties. However, an unlearned password can also turn against the user himself. And if, for example, recovering a password for an account on any website is not a problem, then gaining access to a Windows account may raise questions. But there is a solution, and this is the Windows Password Recovery utility.

In fact, quite a few users find themselves in such a situation as losing the password for their Windows login account. In most cases, users resort to a complete reinstallation of the operating system, which can be avoided if you use the Windows Password Recovery utility to recover your password.

The Windows Password Recovery utility is an effective tool that allows you to recover or completely reset your password, as well as create a new administrator account or completely delete an existing one. The utility successfully recovers passwords for Windows 10 and lower versions of this operating system.

Password recovery progress with the Windows Password Recovery utility:

1. First of all, you will need to install the utility on any other working computer in order to create bootable media.

2. After launching the utility, you will be prompted to create a boot disk or flash drive. Please note that the trial version of the program can only create a bootable CD, and to create a bootable USB flash drive you will need to purchase the full version of the program.

3. Go to tab "Advanced Recovery" , where you will need to select the version of Windows for the computer on which the password will be recovered.

4. Return to the first tab. You will see that a third item has appeared on the screen, allowing you to save an ISO image with the utility to your computer. Subsequently, you can create a boot disk or flash drive using any other program convenient for you.

5. If you create a boot disk (in the free version) through the Windows Password Recovery program, then all you have to do is click the button "Next" , and then "Burn" for the program to begin creating bootable media.

6. The process will begin, which will take a few minutes.

7. Once the process of writing bootable media is completed, a window will appear on the screen indicating the success of the procedure.

8. Now, armed with bootable media, you will need to connect it to the computer on which the password will be recovered, and then enter the BIOS and set the disk or flash drive as the main boot device.

9. If everything was done correctly, the following window will appear on the screen:

10. After waiting for the utility to finish loading, you will need to select the Windows disk on the screen on which the password will be reset.

11. Select the account in which the password will be reset, and just below, select the appropriate action: remove the password, change the password, delete the administrator account, create a new administrator account.

12. In our example, we are changing the old password to a new one, so, accordingly, in the next program window we will need to enter the new password twice.

13. After completing the procedure, you just have to restart your computer as usual. Ready!

Features of Windows Password Recovery:

The utility has a free version, but there is one caveat: it works purely in trial mode, not allowing you to delete and reset passwords for Windows 8 and other versions of this OS, as well as delete an administrator account or create a new one. To complete these steps, you will need to purchase the paid version;
The utility works with operating systems Windows XP and higher;
The utility successfully resets and recovers the administrator password for Windows 10 and lower versions of this OS;
Allows you to delete an existing administrator account or create a new one.

Windows Password Recovery is an effective tool for both ordinary users and professionals who repair computers. Despite the lack of Russian language support, the utility is extremely easy to use, and therefore can be recommended to everyone for quickly gaining access to a locked computer.

In fact, nothing bad happened - at least if you followed my recommendations and from the very beginning linked your system to a Microsoft “network” account, that is, to your email inbox. We put our feet in our hands, our nerves in our fists and go to the page account.live.com/password/reset.

You will need to indicate the address to which your copy of Windows is linked and answer a couple of simple questions, after which your old password will be reset and you can set a new one - a notification about this will be sent to the email address you specified during registration.

Reset Windows 10 password for local account

It is much more difficult if you need to reset the Windows 10 password for a local account that is in no way connected to the Internet. Microsoft itself recommends creating a special bootable password reset flash drive for this case - to do this, type in the search field at the bottom of the screen the command Create a password reset floppy disk and run the found program.

It seems simple, but there are some unpleasant surprises: a flash drive for this procedure must be created IN ADVANCE, and on the very computer that you want to access, since the program will require you to enter a password to log into Windows. It turns out that the key to the apartment is securely locked inside the apartment, and you are still helplessly stomping around outside.

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Resetting your password using recovery flash drives

But there remains one more, workaround way to reset your password in Windows 10 - you probably guessed which one: we need a universal bootable flash drive with the Windows PE operating system and a set of special utility programs for maintaining and restoring your computer. You can download images and instructions for making such flash drives on the Internet using the request “Live USB”.

By the way, it is this program that is most often included in “multi-boot USB” programs created by enthusiasts. On the official website you will find an “image” of a bootable flash drive and instructions for making it (unfortunately, only in English). For more information on how to do this, read the chapter “Getting Started. Loading the computer."