"I have searched for the answer to this for an hour now and I keep finding the same non-answers. I'll spell it out very simply and hopefully someone will know what I'm talking about. My girlfriend's little sister had a netbook and then gave it to my girlfriend once she got an iPhone. My girlfriend set a Windows 7 Starter login password for the netbook, but then didn't use it for months. She's now trying to use it and just simply cannot remember the password."
Have you ever met with the similar trouble? Did it take you down and how did you to solve this Windows 7 password reset issue? Well, today we are going to discuss the solutions on how to reset forgotten Windows 7 password.
Method 1. Reset Windows 7 password with the command prompt
In the Command Prompt you can monitor all the user of the computer by typing some commands.
1: Press Win Key+R and type cmd in the Run command box and hit enter to open command prompt. And then type net user in the command prompt and hit Enter. The Command Prompt will show you all accounts on the Windows 7 PC.
2: Type net user xyz (xyz is the locked admin account's name and 123 is the new password) and press Enter. Now you have successfully created a new password on the locked admin account.
3: Type shutdown -r -t 00 and press Enter.
Method 2. Reset Windows 7 password with an available administrator
Windows offers the option to have an administrator's password, also known as an admin password. This password, once set up, is needed to access information on the computer. You should be careful not to lose this password, particularly if you're the only one who knows it. Of course, if you forgot Windows 7 user password, it is easy and fast to reset it with the admin account or an account with admin privilege. You can follow the steps to recover your forgot password on Windows 7.
1. Log on to an alternate administrator account on the computer. Click on the "Start" button, and then choose "Control Panel" and then "User Accounts."
2. Choose "Manage another account." You should see the account for which you need to reset the password. Click on it.
3. Select "Change password." Type in the new password twice and add a password hint that will help you remember your password. Click on the "Change password" button. Well, you have reset forgotten Windows 7 password successfully.
Next, it is about how to reset Windows 7 password with Windows 7 password reset disk. As is known, password reset disk is the most secure and easiest way to reset Windows password as soon as possible.
1. Type in any password at the logon screen. Windows will alert you that the password is incorrect. Click on OK. You should now see the "Reset password" option. Click it.
2. Insert your Windows reset disk or flash drive. The Password Reset wizard will appear. Click on "Next," then select the drive that contains the reset media.
3. Type in your new password twice and add a password hint that will help you remember the password. Click on "Next," then "Finish." You have now reset your password.
Method 4. Reset Windows 7 password with reset tool
You may need to use a Windows 7 password recovery tool for help when there is no another available admin account or a password reset disk in hand. Take Windows Password Breaker for example, it is well-appreciated by Windows users with easy-to-use. If you want to reset password with it, follow the steps:
1. Download and install Windows Password Breaker.
2. Run the program and burn a password reset CD/USB.
3. Reset your Windows 7 password with the burned CD/USB.
4. Log on your computer without entering password.
Sometimes, the Windows 7 password rest tool may be a final solution for you to reset a forgotten Windows 7 password. Please remember to try Windows Password Breaker.
