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OS Windows

How to Reset Forgotten Password on Windows 10 / 8 / 7?

Try different passwords to log in to Windows but to no avail? How can I get rid of forgetting Windows password when locked out? Need to help your friend to get in to admin account as he couldn’t remember his password? This tutorial will show you two methods to reset forgotten login password on Windows 10 / 8 / 7.

Method 1: Using Password Reset Disk

With Windows built-in password reset feature, you can create a password reset disk from Control Panel so that you can easily reset a forgotten password when you’re locked out. If you’ve made a password reset disk in advance,  follow these steps:

Step 1: After rebooting to Windows login screen, type anything in the password prompt and hit Enter.  You’ll get the error message “ The password is incorrect. Try again.

Step 2: Once clicking OK, you’ll back to the login screen. Now, you can see the “Reset password” link below the password prompt. At this point, insert your password reset disk and click that link.

Reset Password
Reset Password

Step 3: When the Password Reset Wizard opens, click Next.

Password Reset Wizard
Password Reset Wizard

Step 4: Select the drive letter of your password reset disk and click Next.

Insert Password Reset Disk
Insert Password Reset Disk

Step 5: Type a new password, and type a hint that will remind you of the password if you forget it. Click Next.

Reset user account
Reset user account

Step 6: Click Finish. You can now log in with the new password.

 

Method 2: Using Password Recovery Tool

Forgot your Windows admin password and you don’t have a password reset disk? If you have lost admin access to your computer, you need to use third-party Windows password recovery tool. PCUnlocker is one of the best tools that can help you bypass, change, reset forgotten passwords of all users on your computer. Here is a walkthrough on using PCUnlocker to reset lost Windows 10 / 8 / 7 password easily:

Step 1: First of all, download the ISO image of PCUnlocker using a working computer. Double-click the just-downloaded .iso file. Windows might start a program that burns it to CD. If you want to create a bootable USB drive, download and install ISO2Disc.

ISO2Disc
ISO2Disc

Step 2: After getting PCUnlocker bootable CD ready, insert it into the computer you’re going to access, and boot off the CD. Once loading the compact operating system inside the CD, PCUnlocker will start.

PCUnlocker
PCUnlocker

Step 3: Choose your user in the account list, and click on Reset Password. This program will do almost whatever you want: reset forgotten login password, activate your account when it’s disabled or locked, promote the account to an administrator if necessary, etc.

Step 4: Click Restart. You can then sign into that Windows account without a password!

Conclusion

The method of using password reset disk is about as useful as not losing your Windows password because you have to create that disk when you can remember the administrator password. If you forgot to create a password reset disk, PCUnlocker can come into rescue. If you still facing any problem you can drop us comment.

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Android

How to Set Backup Password on Android?

If you are finding yourself as an expert or got some tips and tricks of Android so you need to prove it. Assuming, someone ask you: can you set backup password? If you say no it’ll be a shame for you that you don’t know it, don’t worry I am here to get you to the point. Firstly, you need to know everything about your android device especially the settings. There are lots of features in android that need to be learnt, The first trick that you should know is the settings. As its name, that describe set up everything. Almost 70% features are in settings and the remaining 30% is out of the settings so if you want to know more about the settings then you have come to the right place where you can find lots of tips and tricks of Android devices and also set backup password on Android.

Set backup password on Android

There is no default setting for the backup password, it comes with the pattern and fingerprint. The backup password can assist you to unlock and reset your Android phone’s password. When you enter the incorrect password or you might forget the password so that time you can use this trick to open up the lock screen. This trick can set up only with two types of password pattern and fingerprint, most of Android smartphones are not compatible with the fingerprint and that’s why you’ve to select the pattern in order to set a backup password for your Android phone or tablet.

  • To set up a backup password head up to Settings > Quick settings > Lock screen > Pattern or fingerprint. When you set the pattern up then the backup setting will appear. Type the Backup password in order to use it. Or, you want to set the fingerprint up there will also appear this option.
Backup password
Backup password
  • And if you forgot your password try the backup password.
Enter backup..
Enter backup..

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