How do you reset the password on a windows 7 home premium?

Answer 1

If you want to change the admin password, there are two ways:

The first way:

if you can log into the admin account, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, by right, your monitor should change to a screen with some options. Choose "Change a password..." and type in everything there. if you cannot access the admin account, use the second way:

use another user and press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. Again, choose "Change A Password.." option. This time, press on the "Create a password reset disk..." words on the bottom. Insert a a disk for a flash drive. Log out. Next go to the admin account but do not log in. Type in a wrong password in the password area. It will say "invalid user or password", click OK. this time, click the "reset password..." words below the password field. Then type in a new password. [you can don't type in the password hint]. And now you have successfully reset the admin password!

If it doesn't work, I'm sorry, I can't help you.

Answer 2

Here I will share 4 effective ways with you to reset Windows 7 user password:

Way 1: Use a Windows 7 password reset disk

When you create a user account on PC, Windows 7 allows you to create a password reset disk in order to help you reset password afterwards when you forgot Windows 7 password. If you don't have a foresight to create this disk before you lost password, then refer to part 4. Here is a simple guide to reset Windows 7 password using this password reset disk.

Step 1: Insert the Windows 7 password reset tool to your PC, click "Reset password" and click "OK" in the pop-up window.

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Step 2: Select the password reset disk, click "Next", and then type your new password to complete the procedure.

Way 2. Try an administrator account

Want to reset Windows 7 password without disk? If you are lucky enough to get someone who has an administrator account or a user account which has the administrator privilege on your PC, then you can try to use the password to sign in your PC for Windows 7 password reset. However, the most important thing you should know is that this method brings big risks: your account will lose access to its encrypted files, e-mail messages, and the stored passwords for websites or network resources, etc. If you don't want any data loss, refer to Way 4.

Way 3: Re-installing Windows 7

No matter what famous brands of PC you are using, the last thing they tell you when you forgot Windows 7 login password is to reinstall Windows system to reset Windows 7 password free. Yet, this method would cause all data loss in the disk C. If you prefer no any data loss, keep reading the next content.

Way 4: Use Windows Password Key

Step 1: Download and install Windows Password Key on any available computer.

Step 2: Insert a boot-able CD/DVD or a USB flash drive on the computer. In the pop-up window, select "Reset Windows local account password", choose your CD/DVD or USB flash drive, and click "Burn".

Step 3: Start you PC and insert the newly created CD/DVD or USB flash dive on the PC.

Step 4: After Windows Password Key initializing, choose the Windows installation, select administrator account, enter a password, click "Reset" and "OK" in the pop-up windows and click "Reboot".

Answer 3

To reset the password on a windows 7 home premium you need to go to the Control Panel,User Accounts and Family Safety,User Accounts and then Change Your Password.Enter your old password before you reset your new one.