5 Easy Methods to Recover or Reset Passwords in Windows

Have you ever lost or forget your Windows Password? If yes, then no need to worry there are several methods to recover or reset password. I'll let you know in detail about the facts and solutions to recover Windows password in quick time later in this article.

Note: Always remember that at the time of windows installation it automatically creates an “Administrator” account that sets its password to blank.

Methods to Recover Password: There are plenty of password recovery methods available but to describe all, is not possible in one-shot. Here, I will try to describe you the best ones:

Method 1: Easiest method ever…

1. Start the system and when you see Windows Welcome screen or Login screen, Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys twice that will show you the Login box.
2. Now, here you type “Administrator” in place of Username and leave the Password option blank. Then you need to press Enter.
3. You will be able to log into Windows.
4. From here you get an opportunity to reset your account password go to - Start> Control Panel > User Accounts.

Method 2: Reset password with Password Reset Disk, If that is already created before then follow the given steps:-

1. In the Windows XP logon screen, click the user name that you want to use. Then type your password in that appeared box. Either Press ENTER or click on the right-arrow button. You will receive the following error message:

2. Click you can use your password reset disk. The Password Reset Wizard starts which allows you to create a new password for your user account.
3. Click on Next. Then, Insert the password reset disk into the drive and then again click on Next.
4. Type a new password in Type a new password box and again retype the same password in Confirm Password box.
5. In the Type a new password hint box, type a hint to remind you of your password if you forget the new one.
6. Click Next > Click Finish. The Password Reset Wizard finished and you return to the Windows XP logon screen
   

Important Note: - The password reset disk is automatically get updated with the new password information. You don’t need to create a new password reset disk.

Method 3: Try to Reset password from another administrator account

If you are not able to log on to Windows by using a particular user account, but simultaneously you are able to log on to another account that has administrative credentials, Then follow these steps:-

1. Log on to Windows by using an administrator account that has a password that you remember but here you need to start with WinXp in safe mode.

2. Click on “Start” option, and then again click on “Run” option.
3. Then, In the open box, type “control userpasswords2″, and then click OK.
4. Click the user account that you forgot the password for, and then click Reset Password.
5. Type a new password in both the new password and the Confirm new password boxes, and then click OK.

Method 4: TRY to use command prompt to reset Windows password

1. Here you need to Log in with any valid account.
2. Bring up the command prompt just do the followings:-
   Type: net user
   You get a list of accounts
   Type: net user Administrator *
   Type: net user (any account on that list) *

3. It will prompts for a password. Enter one, then enter it again when prompted to confirm.
4. Now can try to log on as ‘Administrator’ with your new password

Important Note: - This method possibly not works for user accounts which have limited accessibility

Method 5: Use third party Software for Windows password recovery

As, there are lots of Windows Password Recovery Tools that can be use to recover or reset the existing windows password for free or paid. Of course paid software having more advantages over free tools because it’s secure and guarantees you 100% password recovery rate.

Conclusion: We cannot neglect the fact that use of password recovery software tool is much better and easier option than any other manual method to recover lost password those are more time consuming and there is no sureity of recovery.