Some day you may be one of the several persons who have lost their Windows password. But there is no need to panic because remedies are available to solve your problem. Here in this article we will discuss some of them.
Check if the Administrator Password is Blank
If you are not the administrator of the system or your username is not administrator, then you can try this method. By default, administrator is given a blank password. Administrator is not visible at the login screen if any other user name account is opened. Boot your system in safe mode and login by help of the administrator account if its password is blank. After login, reset the password of your account in the control panel. Reboot your system normally and login through your personal account.
Windows Password Recovery by Reset Disk
You can reset your password by help of reset disk facility given in Windows XP and its later versions of operating system. To use this option, you must have made a Windows password reset disk.
Using Installation CD to Reset Windows Password
If you have got the installation CD of Windows, you can use this option. Follow the underlying steps to reset your password.
Boot from the Windows setup CD/DVD
Boot your computer from Windows installation CD. Choose the option to upgrade your windows operating system. Windows starts copying files. After copying is complete your system will reboot.
Do not press any key when "Press any key to continue ..." message is displayed. After this, system will resume the installation program.
When the progress bar displays Installing Devices', then press Shift + F10' key in the keyboard.
This will open the command prompt. Type the command nusrmgr.cpl and press enter key.
User Accounts window is opened. Reset the password of your user account.
Reboot your system to login through the changed user account.
Re Install Your Windows
If you have tried every thing and none of them have worked. You can re-install your Windows operating system as the last option. There are chances that you will loose your data.
Use Windows Password Recovery Software
Many good Windows password recovery are available in the market that may help you in recovering your password. Recovering password of your own computer is legal but using password recovery tools on any other person's system is illegal. You can find a number of Windows password recovery applications easily on Internet.
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