{"id":129,"date":"2021-03-26T12:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T12:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.mekshq.com\/typology\/?p=129"},"modified":"2021-06-01T16:35:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T16:35:37","slug":"how-to-reset-your-forgotten-windows10-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/how-to-reset-your-forgotten-windows10-password\/","title":{"rendered":"GUIDE: How to Reset Your Forgotten Windows 10 Password"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One sunny day you try to log into your Windows computer, you type in what you believe is your Windows password, and then remember you&#8217;ve forgotten it! You scramble to try various letter and number combinations to see what can work, but with no success. What can you do now?<strong> How can you reset your forgotten Windows 10 password<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how to reclaim your Microsoft Live 10 login, as well as the passwords for any other users who have signed up for the local computer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily, recovering your password in Windows 10 is very similar to recovering your password in Windows 8 and higher. Only few minor differences apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-official-microsoft-password-reset-tool-for-live-accounts\" data-level=\"2\">OFFICIAL MICROSOFT PASSWORD RESET TOOL FOR LIVE ACCOUNTS<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-easiest-way-use-kon-boot-to-bypass-windows-10-password\" data-level=\"2\">EASIEST WAY: USE KON-BOOT TO BYPASS WINDOWS 10 PASSWORD<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-utilman-trick-and-resetting-windows-10-password\" data-level=\"2\">THE UTILMAN TRICK AND RESETTING WINDOWS 10 PASSWORD <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-official-microsoft-password-reset-tool-for-live-accounts\">OFFICIAL MICROSOFT PASSWORD RESET TOOL FOR LIVE ACCOUNTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually the most common solution to <strong>reset your Windows 10 password<\/strong> is to use is the standard password reset function coming directly from Microsoft  corp (see: <a href=\"https:\/\/account.live.com\/password\/reset\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft password reset website<\/a>). On this official Microsoft website you will find three choices. You should follow the  &#8220;I Forgot My Password&#8221; option (assuming you\u2019re trying to recover any accounts that are tied to your online account). See image below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"440\" src=\"http:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/microsoft_tool_reset_password.jpg\" alt=\"microsoft tool option reset password\" class=\"wp-image-524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/microsoft_tool_reset_password.jpg?v=1616937950 650w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/microsoft_tool_reset_password-300x203.jpg?v=1616937950 300w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/microsoft_tool_reset_password-580x393.jpg?v=1616937950 580w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/microsoft_tool_reset_password-320x217.jpg?v=1616937950 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you make it through the presented steps you will see a typical a password recovery process. If you\u2019ve already registered email address or a cellphone number and associated it with your account, you can receive a verification code which will be later used to recover your Windows 10 account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"666\" src=\"http:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/microsoft_tool_reset_password2.jpg\" alt=\"microsoft windows recover your account\" class=\"wp-image-529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/microsoft_tool_reset_password2.jpg?v=1616937949 602w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/microsoft_tool_reset_password2-271x300.jpg?v=1616937949 271w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/microsoft_tool_reset_password2-580x642.jpg?v=1616937949 580w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/microsoft_tool_reset_password2-320x354.jpg?v=1616937949 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"585\" src=\"http:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/microsoft_tool_reset_password3.jpg\" alt=\"microsoft account verify your identity\" class=\"wp-image-530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/microsoft_tool_reset_password3.jpg?v=1616937949 537w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/microsoft_tool_reset_password3-275x300.jpg?v=1616937949 275w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/microsoft_tool_reset_password3-320x349.jpg?v=1616937949 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-easiest-way-use-kon-boot-to-bypass-windows-10-password\">EASIEST WAY: USE KON-BOOT TO BYPASS WINDOWS 10 PASSWORD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes the password is lost or forgotten and you have no real option to recover it. Meaning you haven&#8217;t registered your account with your e-mail or maybe even this is an local account and you have not idea what the password is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People often forget their passwords, it happens daily.  We are dealing with clients who forgot their login and passwords everyday. We&#8217;ve created a tool that aids people with this issue. <a href=\"https:\/\/kon-boot.com\">KON-BOOT<\/a> automates the entire process and also is the only worldwide solution that can bypass Windows 10 live \/ online account passwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piotrbania.com\/all\/kon-boot\/\">Kon-Boot<\/a> tool can bypass your Windows password on almost any Windows  operating system (XP \/ Vista \/ 7 \/ 8 \/ 10).  And this is all without overwriting your old password and without any knowledge of your past password! With kon-boot you can enter your Windows account in matter of seconds.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>CREATE KON-BOOT USB MEDIA<\/li><li>BOOT YOUR TARGET SYSTEM WITH IT,  FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SCREEN AND THAT&#8217;S ALL (SEE VIDEO BELOW)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Forgot Windows Password? Kon-Boot best password bypass solution for Microsoft Windows &amp; Apple MacOS\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Jqtgsrbgmo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kon-boot.com\">CHECK OUT OFFICIAL KON-BOOT PAGE HTTPS:\/\/KON-BOOT.COM<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/kon-boot.com\/?ref=blog\"> <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-utilman-trick-and-resetting-windows-10-password\">THE UTILMAN TRICK AND RESETTING WINDOWS 10 PASSWORD <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to use the hard way, here it is, especially if you don\u2019t have a recovery disk or a Microsoft account to help you reset your password. If you don&#8217;t want all the manual work described below simply use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.piotrbania.com\/all\/kon-boot\/\">KON-BOOT<\/a>.  Otherwise to <strong>reset your forgotten Windows 10 password<\/strong> you need to follow the guide below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Turn on your computer, wait for Windows logo to appear. Then press the power button to force the computer to power off (hard reset). Now, turn it on again, Windows should detect a problem and you should be greeted by the screen below:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"229\" src=\"http:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_automatic_repair.jpg\" alt=\"windows preparing automatic repair\" class=\"wp-image-533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_automatic_repair.jpg?v=1616937948 499w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_automatic_repair-300x138.jpg?v=1616937948 300w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_automatic_repair-320x147.jpg?v=1616937948 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"223\" src=\"http:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_automatic_repair2.jpg\" alt=\"windows automatic repair\" class=\"wp-image-534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_automatic_repair2.jpg?v=1616937947 499w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_automatic_repair2-300x134.jpg?v=1616937947 300w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_automatic_repair2-320x143.jpg?v=1616937947 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>From the menu choose&nbsp;<strong>Advanced options.<\/strong>&nbsp;Next navigate to <strong>Troubleshoot<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Advanced options<\/strong>, and finally&nbsp;<strong>System Image Recovery<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"442\" src=\"http:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_system_image_recovery.jpg\" alt=\"windows advanced recovery options\" class=\"wp-image-536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_system_image_recovery.jpg?v=1616937946 600w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_system_image_recovery-300x221.jpg?v=1616937946 300w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_system_image_recovery-580x427.jpg?v=1616937946 580w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_system_image_recovery-320x236.jpg?v=1616937946 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_system_image_backup.jpg\" alt=\"windows select a system image backup\" class=\"wp-image-537\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click&nbsp;<strong>Cancel<\/strong>, afterwards click on&nbsp;<strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/li><li>On the next screen, select&nbsp;<strong>Advanced<\/strong>&nbsp;and then&nbsp;<strong>Install a driver.<\/strong>&nbsp;Confirm with&nbsp;<strong>OK<\/strong>. Explorer window shoud appear<\/li><li>On the left side of the screen, click&nbsp;<strong>This PC<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Open up the <strong>C:\\<\/strong> drive (it could be named&nbsp;<strong>Local Disk (C:\\)<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>Windows 10 (C:\\)<\/strong> depending on active computer configuration)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"675\" src=\"http:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_add_drivers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_add_drivers.jpg?v=1616937945 774w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_add_drivers-300x262.jpg?v=1616937945 300w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_add_drivers-768x670.jpg?v=1616937945 768w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_add_drivers-720x628.jpg?v=1616937945 720w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_add_drivers-580x506.jpg?v=1616937945 580w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_add_drivers-320x279.jpg?v=1616937945 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Navigate to\u00a0<strong>Windows<\/strong> directory, select\u00a0<em>System32<\/em>, and scroll down until you find the file named\u00a0<strong><em>utilman<\/em><\/strong>. Right-click on it, pick\u00a0<strong>Rename<\/strong> option, and rename it to whatever you like, such as <em>Utilmanpassword<\/em>. Note the name for later<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"503\" src=\"http:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_utilman_rename.jpg\" alt=\"windows utilman replacement\" class=\"wp-image-541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_utilman_rename.jpg?v=1616937944 600w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_utilman_rename-300x252.jpg?v=1616937944 300w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_utilman_rename-580x486.jpg?v=1616937944 580w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_utilman_rename-320x268.jpg?v=1616937944 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Now, scroll up until you find the\u00a0<em>cmd<\/em>\u00a0file. Make a copy of that file (click on it, then use CTRL+C and CTRL+V). File should be duplicated. Now rename the original <em>cmd<\/em> file to\u00a0<em>utilman<\/em>\u00a0(yes, the previous file you have renamed in previous steps). <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"663\" src=\"http:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_utilman_cmd.jpg\" alt=\"windows utliman replacement\" class=\"wp-image-542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_utilman_cmd.jpg?v=1616937943 781w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_utilman_cmd-300x255.jpg?v=1616937943 300w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_utilman_cmd-768x652.jpg?v=1616937943 768w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_utilman_cmd-720x611.jpg?v=1616937943 720w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_utilman_cmd-580x492.jpg?v=1616937943 580w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_utilman_cmd-320x272.jpg?v=1616937943 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>That should be all. Now close all windows and select  <strong>Exit and continue to Windows 10<\/strong>. After a while you should see the typical Windows 10 login screen. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>After Windows loads, click on the\u00a0<em>Ease of Access<\/em>\u00a0button, command prompt window should appear (this is because we have replaced the <em>Utliman<\/em> utility with the command prompt program &#8211; this will let us to reset the forgotten Windows 10 password) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"194\" src=\"http:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_shell_prompt.jpg\" alt=\"windows utilman console cmd\" class=\"wp-image-543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_shell_prompt.jpg?v=1616937942 599w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_shell_prompt-300x97.jpg?v=1616937942 300w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_shell_prompt-580x188.jpg?v=1616937942 580w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/windows_shell_prompt-320x104.jpg?v=1616937942 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Type following command in the newly arrived window:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>net user<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Press ENTER , this command will list all the accounts registered in this Windows 10 system. Find the one you want to log into, let say your username is &#8220;Patrick&#8221;. Now type following command in the command prompt window again:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>net user Patrick *<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Windows 10 should ask you to confirm the new password. Hit&nbsp;<strong>ENTER<\/strong>&nbsp;twice to use an empty password.<\/li><li>Voila! Now close this window and then log in with an empty password by normally hitting the arrow button.<strong> Congratulations you have successfully reset your <\/strong>forgotten<strong> Windows 10 password. <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you have found this article useful and we navigated you through the process of <strong>resetting your forgotten Windows 10 password<\/strong>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One sunny day you try to log into your Windows computer, you type in what you believe is your Windows password, and then remember you&#8217;ve forgotten it! You scramble to try various letter and number combinations to see what can work, but with no success. What can you do now? 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