Reset forgotten Password for your Windows 8 System

Recently I have been asked by my roommates to Reset Windows 8 password after it is forgotten or lost. Just like my roommates, many Windows 8 users are not very good at Reseting lost or forgotten Windows 8 password.

To be honest, it is more complicated to Reset password on Windows 8 compare with Windows 7/Vista/XP. If you forgot your Windows 8 password, likely you would lock out of Win 8 computer. For most PC user, they have no idea when the computer is still not accessible. Luckily however, I finally get some useful solutions after searching on Internet. Here I would like to share my experience on how to Reset Windows 8 user or admin password to regain access to computer with all of you.

Option 1: Reset Windows 8 Password with Windows Password Recovery Tool

Afraid of losing data or feel it complicated to Reset forgotten Windows 8 password with Windows Installation disc? If so, the perfect choice for you is to make use of third-party Windows 8 password Reseter tool. Well, at least, I think so. There are cleverly designed and freely available Windows 8 password Reseter tools that you can download from another computer and then use to Reset the forgotten password on Windows 8 on your computer. With it, you are able to Reset lost Windows 8 password instantly. What is more, you have no need to worry about data loss and complexity during operation. In the following, I will show you how to Reset Windows 8 password with Windows Password Recovery Tool.

I. Download and install.
You can free download Windows Password Recovery Tool and install, run it on any accessible computer.

II. Burn a Windows 8 password reset disk.
You should first insert a blank CD/DVD or USB to the working computer and then choose the password recovery mode: Reset Windows local account password or Reset Windows domain administrator password. Next, select “CD/DVD” or “USB” option. In the end, click “Burn” button to start burning. When the burning finishes, you just take out the CD/DVD or USB.

IV. Reset forgotten Windows 8 password.
Insert the burned CD/DVD or USB to the target/locked computer, and set it boot from CD/DVD or USB in BIOS. Next you can Reset Windows 8 admin password easily according to the simple wizard on the interface.

Option 2: Windows Installation disc is helpful if Windows 8 password lost or forgotten

Using Windows installation disc to Reset lost Windows 8 password is very efficient and works well. But the premise is that you must have a viable system restore point to use that was created before forgot Windows 8 password. Have no Windows installation disc or can’t find it? You can also create a Windows 8 system repair disc to use to boot to the system recovery options. In this way, you can Reset forgotten Windows 8 password as well. However, I had to inform you that you may loss data on win 8 computer if take this solution.


Are this Windows 8 password Reseter ways helpful for you? And if you have any other useful solutions, just share with us!