There are 3 ways to reset forgotten Windows 8 laptop password:
Way 1: Use A Previously-created Password Reset Disk
Step 1: Insert the password reset disk into the locked Windows 8 computer.
Step 2: At the Welcome screen, click the link "Reset password".
Step 3: When the "Password Reset Wizard" appears, click "Next".
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Step 4: Select the drive where the password reset disk is located.
Step 5: Type in your new password and password hint then click "Next".
Way 2: Have another Administrator Changed Your Forgotten Windows 8 Admin Password
Step 1: Open the Windows 8 Control Panel.
Step 2: Click on the "User Accounts and Family Safety" link and then "User Accounts".
Step 3: Click on "Manage another account".
Step 4: Click on the "...user you would like to change" the password for.
Step 5: Click on "Change the password".
Step 6: Enter a new password in both the first and second text boxes.
Step 7: In the last text box, you're asked to Type a password hint. This is not required.
Step 8: click the "Change password" button to save the password change.
Way 3: Use Windows Password Key Enterprise to Reset password in Windows 8
1. Download Windows Password Key Enterprise, install and launch it on another available PC. Insert a USB flash drive into it. Click "Burn".
2. Insert the newly created USB drive to the locked Windows 8 computer. Set USB drive as the first boot device in BIOS setup. This computer will reboot.
3. Reset Windows 8 password with the burned USB on your locked PC.
As far as I know, You can reset windows user account password in safe mode(F8 when booting up). But if you forgot administrator password, you must reinstall windows OS or use the "Windows Password Seeker".
If you don't have reset disk then you have two options to reset windows password. First option is to format your computer HDD and reinstall windows OS, you may loss your important data by applying this process. Second option is to use windows password recovery software. Use Stellar phoenix windows password recovery software to reset windows login password.
Windows XP is an example of an OS. Windows Vista is an example of an OS. Windows 7 is an example of an OS. Mac OS X is an example of an OS.
If you only have one account then you can remove the password and it will automatically load your user.
I think you will have to reinstall the OS. If there are no other user accounts on the computer that another user could use in order to get in, you will need to reinstall Windows :(
yes windows is a multiuser OS
Windows XP :-)
If you are using a purchased software, then contact the vendor. If you forgot a password for your home PC operating system, the only way to reset that is to totally reload the OS (windows).
You can find a windows password software called password cracker to download for free on the internet. There are also other programs you can install on your computer to track usage, passwords and screenshots.
Which of the windows versions OS do not have Device Manager?
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The standard OS for a PC is Windows, and the latest version is Windows 7.