“I usually type my PIN to login my Windows 10 for a long time, it’s really quickly. Now I forgot the original login password and Have no idea to reset it!”
In past Windows system such as Windows 7/XP/Vista, you can only use a local password to login Windows system including Windows 7/XP/Vista. However, in Windows 10/8.1/8, Microsoft has changed the password type and added Microsoft account password, PIN and picture password. PIN and picture password are applied to help users login quickly and easily, they are auxiliary password that rely on the local and Microsoft account password. It means that you must create a local or Microsoft password before set a PIN and picture password.
Once you forgot the PIN or picture password, you should login Windows 10 with the original local password or Microsoft password, then you can reset them.
What if you accidentally lost or forgot password on Windows 10?
Here we found a Windows Password Key could help you reset the Windows 10 login password, no matter a local password or Microsoft account password, even PIN or picture password. With this useful tool, you will never worry about lost Windows login password.
How to Reset Forgotten Windows 10/8/8.1 Password?
Before start password recovery, you need to download and install it on your accessible computer first. Then an empty USB flash driver should handy. Besides, Windows Password Key Enterprise/Ultimate edition fully support to reset Windows 10/8.1/8 local account password and Microsoft account password. Now you can do as following steps to remove login password on Windows.
Part 1: Create a Windows 10 Password Reset Disk
Step 1: Download Windows Password Key Enterprise edition and install it into any accessible computer. Then plug a blank USB disk in the computer and launch this program.
Step 2: Click “Burn” button to burn the password reset program into your USB disk.
Step 3: Insert the newly created USB disk into the locked computer. Then power it on and continuously press F12 to enter boot menu, choose USB disk, your computer will boot by the disk and enter Windows Password Reset program.
Part 2: Reset Windows 10 Login Password
Step 1: Choose your system partition and click “Next”, all of the account in your Windows 10 system will display in the list.
Step 2:Choose the account you forget login password, check “Change account password” option below, click “Next” to type in a new password.
Note: Windows Password Key Enterprise/Ultimate edition support to reset Windows 10/8.1/8 local account password and Microsoft account password.
Step 3: Restart your computer, you can login Windows 10 with the new password.
If you have set a PIN or picture password, it will be automatically removed next time when you reboot the Windows 10 system. In addition, With “Create a new admin account” and ”Remove Windows Password” functions, you can easily manage your user account with this Windows 10 password key tool. If you still want to set PIN or picture password on Windows 10, it can be made with built-in “Settings”.
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