Reset Windows 10/8 (Password)

Reset Windows 10/ Windows 8 Password using a bootable Windows USB. If you forgot your Windows password, and you don’t remember it, then try to grab a Windows 10 or Windows 8 bootable USB or DVD and follow this step-by-step tutorial on how to reset Windows 10 / Windows 8 password. Reset (Windows 10) Windows 8 Password

Windows boot menu

• Plug in your Windows 8 or Windows 10 bootable USB or DVD.
• Go to Windows boot menu by pressing F12 (TOSHIBA, ACER, DELL) and F9 (HP).
• Select your bootable device from the boot menu list (my case USB in pic below).
• Press Enter.

• In Windows Setup click on “Next”.

• Click on “Repair your Computer”.

• Select “Troubleshoot”.

• Click on “Command Prompt”.

Command Prompt

• In Command Prompt Windows type the following command (Make sure your spelling and spaces are correct).
• C: (press enter).
• cd windows (press enter).
• cd system32 (press enter).
• copy utilman.exe utilman1.exe (press enter).
• copy cmd.exe cmd1.exe (press enter).
• del utilman.exe (press enter).
• rename cmd.exe utilman.exe (press enter).
• exit (press enter).

• Click on “Turn off your PC”.

Ease of Access

• Power on your computer without connecting any bootable device.
• Now click on “Ease of Access” icon on your Windows bottom right side.
• Command Prompt Windows will pop up.

• Type the following command in Command Prompt.
• Control userpasswords2 (press enter).
• In User Accounts you can reset your password, you can also remove your old password completely.

Reset Password in User Accounts

• Let’s reset our Windows password with a new one.
• Click on “Reset Password”.
• Type your “New password”.
• Re-Type same password to “Confirm new password”.
• Click on “OK” to save changes.

• Now type your new password in Windows 10 or Windows 8 login account.
• And it will let you pass to your Windows account.

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