![]() ![]() If you’ve got either a Microsoft account or a reset disk, it’s very easy to recover a password, with a few options at your disposal. ![]() The new operating system practically forces you to sign up for a Microsoft account during the installation process. On the other hand, Windows 10 users are in a good spot. If you use Windows 7, you may be out of luck, unless you previously created a password recovery disk - which we address later in this piece. The following steps walk you through the process for (hopefully) successful password recovery, going from the easiest to the hardest things to try. If you’ve forgotten your computer password or can’t remember your Windows password, the bad news is that there aren’t any super-easy ways to retrieve it, unless you’re using a Microsoft account to log in. Insert the Password Reset Disk (USB drive), and you’ll be asked to assign a new password for that user account.14303333232 Logo Ameba Icon Security Icon Security White Icon Privacy Icon Performance Icon Privacy Icon Security Icon Performance Icons/45/01 Security/Other-Threats Icons / 32 / Bloatware removal Icons / 32 / Registry Cleaner Icons / 32 / CleanUp Icons / Feature / 32 / Mac Icons / 32 / Browser cleanup Icons/32/01 Security/Malware Icons/32/01 Security/Viruses Icons/32/01 Security/Other-Threats Icons/32/01 Security/phishing Icons/32/01 Security/Scams Icons/32/01 Security/hacking Icons/32/01 Security/Security-tips Icons/32/01 Privacy/Privacy-tips Icons/32/01 Performance/Software Icons/32/01 Privacy/Identity-Protection Icons/32/01 Privacy/Digital-life Icons/32/01 Performance/Performance-tips Icons/32/01 Security/Passwords Icons/32/01 Security/Ransomware Icons/32/01 Security/Business Icons/32/02 Privacy/Browser Icons/32/02 Privacy/IP adress Icons/32/02 Privacy/VPN Icons/32/02 Privacy/Proxy Icons/32/02 Privacy/Streaming Icons/32/03 Performance/Celaning Icons/32/03 Performance/Drivers Icons/32/03 Performance/Gaming Icons/32/03 Performance/Hardware Icons/32/03 Performance/Speed Icons / 32 / Bloatware removal Icons / 32 / Registry Cleaner Win Icons / 32 / CleanUp Icons / Feature / 32 / Mac Icons / 32 / Browser cleanup Icons/60/02 Privacy/02_Privacy Icons/60/01 Security/01_Security Icons/60/03 Performance/03_Performance Icons/45/01 Security/phishing Icons/45/01 Security/Scams Icons/45/01 Security/hacking Icons/45/01 Security/Security-tips Icons/45/01 Privacy/Privacy-tips Icons/45/01 Performance/Software Icons/45/01 Privacy/Identity-Protection Icons/45/01 Privacy/Digital-life Icons/45/01 Performance/Performance-tips Icons/80/01 Security/phishing Icons/80/01 Security/Scams Icons/80/01 Security/hacking Icons/80/01 Security/Security-tips Icons/80/01 Privacy/Privacy-tips Icons/80/01 Performance/Software Icons/80/01 Privacy/Identity-Protection Icons/80/01 Privacy/Digital-life Icons/80/01 Performance/Performance-tips Icons/80/01 Security/IoT Icons/80/01 Security/Malware Icons/80/01 Security/Passwords Icons/80/01 Security/Ransomware Icons/80/01 Security/Viruses Icons/80/01 Security/Other-Threats Icons/80/03 Security/Business Icons/80/02 Privacy/Browser Icons/80/02 Privacy/IP adress Icons/80/02 Privacy/VPN Icons/80/02 Privacy/Proxy Icons/80/02 Privacy/Streaming Icons/80/03 Performance/Celaning Icons/80/03 Performance/Drivers Icons/80/03 Performance/Gaming Icons/80/03 Performance/Hardware Icons/80/03 Performance/Speed Icons/80/03 Performance/03_Performance Icons/80/02 Privacy/02_Privacyįirst of all, a strong password is highly recommended - quickly generate one here. When you see the password hint message and a “ Reset password…” link underneath, click “ Reset password…“.Type an incorrect password in the Password box, and press Enter.In the Windows sign-in screen, select the user account.If you forget the user account password in the future, you can reset the password using the USB flash drive you created earlier. The password reset disk wizard creates a file named userkey.psw (less than 2 KB) Reset Forgotten Password Using the Password Reset Disk The password you entered is incorrect for this user account. Typing a wrong password would throw the following error: Note: The password you type in this dialog is validated by Windows. ![]() Type in the current user account password and click Next.Click Next, select the USB flash drive letter, and click Next.This launches the forgotten password wizard. However, on some computers, the password reset disk wizard won’t show up on the screen, though the process is launched correctly by sihost.exeĬlick Create a password reset disk listed under the “User Accounts” category. Note that you can search from the Windows 10 Start menu as well. Alternately, you can open Control Panel and type password reset disk in the Search box.
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