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Part 1: What is Windows Password?
Part 2: 2 Ways to Recover Windows Password
Part 3: FAQs

2 Ways to Recover Windows Password

Jovit SantosJovit SantosUpdated on Aug 24, 2022Windows Tips

Windows password is not necessarily needed, and it is up to you if you want to set up a Windows password or not. Nonetheless, we suggest that every user set up a Windows password. Why? Because it can protect your computer as well as your essential files. What if you already set up your Windows password, but you forgot it? That is no big problem anymore because, in this article review, we have detailed instructions to recover your Windows password for Windows 11/10/8/7. Not just that, we provided two software that you can use. Read now!

How to Recover Windows Password
Part 1: What is Windows Password? Part 2: 2 Ways to Recover Windows Password Part 3: FAQs of Recover Windows Password

Part 1: What is Windows Password?

Many Windows users are unaware you can set up a Windows password for your computer. What is a Windows password? It is also known as an account password, a group of numbers, letters, and symbols. Include an upper case letter and number to make your Windows password strong.

Furthermore, once you set up a Windows password or an account password, your computer will ask for your Windows password to open your computer. But what benefit can you get when you set up a Windows password? Windows password will protect your computer as well as your files in it. That is why it is necessary to protect and keep your Windows password.

What if you lost or accidentally forgot your password? Do not worry; again, this HowTo article aims to provide detailed solutions to recover your Windows password.

Part 2: Best Way to Recover Windows Password

In this part, we will show you the best way to reset your Windows using two reliable software; Tipard Windows Password Reset and PassFab 4Winkey. You do not have to worry because we will show you the detailed steps of each software.

Let us become aware of each software now and see the detailed instructions below:

Tipard Windows Password Reset

Tipard Windows Password Reset can effortlessly recover your Windows 7, 8, and 10 passwords. It is a well-known recovery software over the internet, and its price starts at $15.96. And it provides three editions, and you can see them on its official page and decide which edition you would like to buy. In addition, it supports almost all Windows systems, such as Windows 11, 10, 8, and 7.

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Make a Bootable CD, DVD, or USB Flash Drive

Before recovering your Windows Password using Tipard Windows Password Reset, you need to make a bootable disk, which will provide you two options; create a bootable CD or DVD, or create a bootable USB Flash Drive.

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Open Tipard Windows Password Reset, and you will see the two options like Create Password Reset CD, DVD, and Create Password Reset USB Flash Drive. Supposing you want to select CD or DVD, you can click the Burn CD/DVD.

How to Recover Windows Password Burn USB
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Below the options, you will notice the burning process, the yellow-orange bar, and the Writing. After that, tap the OK button once it is done burning.

How to Recover Windows Password Writing
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Following that, withdraw your CD or DVD and insert the CD or DVD into your locked Windows computer. Then, enter the Windows Preinstallation Environment based on the prompt on your PC. Once it has been done, look for the CD-ROM Drive since you use a CD or DVD.

How to Recover Windows Password Boot Menu

Resetting Windows Password

You can now start to recover your Windows password since you are done with the booting and burning process. In this part, we have a detailed step upon resetting your Windows password. Please see the steps correctly.

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Select Windows or Account. You need to ensure that you select the correct Windows. As you notice in the picture, the available Windows for us is Windows 8.1 Pro. Now, select the available Windows on your computer.

How to Recover Windows Password Choose An Account Or Windows
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Next, tap the Reset or Recover Password on the left side of the window, and a new panel will pop up where you can select the button Yes or No.

How to Recover Windows Password Reset Password
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The new panel will ask if you want to set this user password blank. Then, click the Yes button.

How to Recover Windows Password New Panel
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You can go on selecting the Reboot button after clicking the Yes button on the panel. After that, another window will pop up, reminding you to eject your boot disk. Then, it will ask you to restart your computer. To restart your computer, tap the Yes button.

How to Recover Windows Password Reboot Your Computer

Simple, right? Try to recover your computer now using Tipard Windows Password Reset.

PassFab 4Winkey

PassFab 4Winkey is also a software that recovers your Windows password quickly. The good thing about this software is that it offers consumers a 30-day money-back guarantee, free support, and free updates. It also has four kinds of subscriptions and provides a free trial.

We also have provided a detailed step to recover your Windows password using PassFab 4Winkey. Please see them below:

Install and Launch PassFab 4Winkey

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Once you downloaded PassFab 4Winkey successfully, you can now install and launch it to your accessible PC or Mac, and you will see its main interface.

How to Recover Windows Password Main Interface
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Next to that, tap the Start button on the lower part of the interface, and you will immediately notice the progress. In addition, you will also see the percent of the process with the loading bar. Then, wait for a moment to start creating a bootable disk.

How to Recover Windows Password Wait for The Process

Creating a Windows Password Reset Disk

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You will immediately see the box in the middle part of the interface of PassFab 4Winkey. Now, you need to choose between the two boot media: CD or DVD and USB Flash Drive. After selecting the boot media you prefer, select the Next button on the lower-right side of the interface

How to Recover Windows Password boot Media
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After that, a new window will appear. PassFab 4Winkey will update you that the burning process might erase all your data on what type of media you choose. Then, if you agree, tap the Next button.

How to Recover Windows Password Burning Process
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After tapping the Next button, you will notice the loading bar under the box and see the progress percentage. Then, please wait for the burning process until it is finished.

How to Recover Windows Password Percentage Of The Process

Boot Windows System

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Launch the Boot Setup Utility. After that, you will see all the choices like Main, Advanced, Power, Boot, Security, and Exit. Then, tap the Boot option.

How to Recover Windows Password Boot Option
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Next to that, you will notice the Boot Device Priority, and under that, you will also see the choice like Hard Disk Drives, Floppy Drives, and CDROM Drives. To Save and Exit, click the F10 key on your keyboard, and if you want to Exit only, click ESC.

How to Recover Windows Password Boot Device Priority
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After that, select Boot Device Priority, and you will see other options such as 1st Boot Device, 2nd Boot Device, and 3rd Boot Device. Select the 1st Boot Device - Removable Dev and press F10 to Save and Exit.

How to Recover Windows Password First boot Device

Resetting Windows Password

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Once the booting process is done, you must restart your PC and open Passab 4Winkey. After that, you will proceed to the main interface, select your Windows system, and tap the Next button.

How to Recover Windows Password Select Windows
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Next, a new panel will pop up, asking you to enter the new password you want to reset or recover the selected account. Now, type your new password on the typing box and click the Reset button.

How to Recover Windows Password Enter New Password Reset Account Password
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Next, a new panel will pop up, asking you to enter the new password you want to reset or recover the selected account. Now, type your new password on the typing box and click the Reset button.

How to Recover Windows Password Enter New Password On The Typing Box
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Lastly, wait patiently and a new panel will appear and it will update you that your account has been recover. After that, click the Reboot button to reboot your PC.

How to Recover Windows Password Enter New Password Reboot

Part 3: FAQs of Recover Windows Password

How to recover HomeGroup password Windows 10?

There are many solutions to recover the HomeGroup password on your Windows 10. You can recover your HomeGroup using File Explorer, and you can also use Control Panel.

Is it hard to recover my forgotten Windows password?

Many users think that recovering Windows passwords is hard. Well, they are wrong. As you have read above, you can use the Tipard Windows Password Reset and PassFab 4Winkey.

How can I recover admin password Windows 10?

Again, you can use the two software mentioned above to recover your admin password. In addition, you can also use Computer Management on your PC.

Conclusion:

Finally, we are finished! We hope this HowTo article helps you a lot with recovering your Windows password. You can try the software mentioned above in this article for free! We will see you again on our next upload!

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