How to Reset Forgotten Password on Windows
Sometimes when you change your password recently and you suddenly forget it and now you keep on trying to get in. Don’t Panic there are several ways to recover system back without loosing any data.
Learn How to Reset Forgotten Password on Windows
STEP 1 : Boot from Flash Drive or Windows Installation Disc.
There are number of ways to get in into your own windows 7 computer. Of these all, one of the most successful and easiest strategy to reset forgotten password on windows we are going to discuss now.
While this password reset doesn’t require any extraordinary computer skill and you don’t require any external software to download.
To start off, all you need is Windows 7 installation disc or a flash drive to boot it. Watch it closely and press any key so that it boots from CD or flash drive and now you’ll see a screen with loading files. If you see that then you are moving in a right direction and you can proceed to the next step.
STEP 2 : Click Next
Check For the rights options like language, time and keyboard which are suitable to you and then click Next button to proceed to the next step.
STEP 3 : Click on Repair Your Computer
Once again you will see a similar screen but this time there are no option to select. Click on the Repair your Computer link at the bottom-left of the windows screen.
Do not Click on Install Now, we are not here to install windows.
Sometimes you do not see this screen when you are trying to recover from the recovery disk. So directly proceed to the next step.
Step 4 : Wait While Your Windows 7 Installation is Found
Next you will see two windows one above the other with both the labels System Recovery options. Top one searching for windows installation files.
Once the search finishes you can move to the next step.
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Step 5 : Note Your Windows Location & Click Next
Now a small window with System Recovery Options label is shown just click on the next making sure that all the given options are correct by default.
Step 6 : Choose Command Prompt
From the list of system recovery tools select Command Prompt to move on to the next step.
Step 7: Execute These Two Commands
After clicking on the Command Prompt. You need to type the following commands and then press enter.
copy d:\windows\system32\utilman.exe d:\
copy d:\windows\system32\cmd. exe d:\windows\system32\utilman. exe
copy d:\windows\system32\cmd. exe d:\windows\system32\utilman. exe
After entering the first command successfully. Next type the below command and Press Enter.
Overwrite d:\windows\system32\utilman.exe? (Yes/No/All):
Type Y and Press Enter.
Step 8 : Remove the Boot Media & Press Restart
Now Remove the flash drive or windows installation disc and then close the command prompt and Click on the restart button on the bottom.
Just Wait for the Computer to Restart.
Step 9 : Click the Ease of Access Button
You should now see a windows logon screen. The password is not reset yet but now we are going to do that.
Click on the button which is on bottom-left of the screen which is known as ease of access. After Clicking on the button you will see that Command Prompt window is popped out instead.
Step 10 : Reset your Password Using Net User.
Now you have your Command prompt open, you can reset your password using the following commands. The commands we execute are net user type.
net user username password
Replace the username with the same username which you have been using and password with your new desired password.
For example, If i have changed my new password to ‘Bharath’ by using the net user command. The command will looking similar to the below one
net user Tim Bharath
What if You forgot username too ?
Don’t Worry you just need to execute the following command.
net user
you will see the list of users.
Step 11 : Logon to Windows 7 With Your New Password
Now Close the command Prompt and login with your new Password.
