Top 3 Tips if You Want to Recover Windows 8 Password
Summary: Lost Windows 8 password? Couldnt log in your newly bought tablet which is running Windows 8?
Many of us are so excited that we could finally run Windows 8 on our PC, and we couldnt wait to explore the surprises Windows 8 brings C the new Apps, the quick boot-up performance, SkyDrive Integration, the magic Touch-screen and so on. But wait, there is a new problem C we forgot Windows 8 password! Is there any tip on how to recover Windows 8 password?
The following paragraphs summarize three most efficient ways about how to recover Windows 8 password, you could feel free to follow the tutorials and have a try.
Tip 1. Create Password Reset Disk to Remove Windows 8 Password
- A. Click Start, and then click Control Panel >>User Accounts.
- B. In the User Accounts pane, click the account that you want to work with.
- C. Under Related Tasks, click Prevent a forgotten password to start the Forgotten Password Wizard, and then click Next.
- D. Insert a blank, formatted disk into drive A, and then click Next.
- E. In the Current user account password box, type the password for the user account that you chose in B, and then click Next.
The Forgotten Password Wizard creates the disk. When the Progress bar reaches 100% complete, click Next, and then click Finish. Remove and then label the password reset disk. Store the disk in a safe place.
Created a password reset disk when you still have access to Windows 8. And the password reset disk could help you reset Windows 8 password. However, its so sad that many users forget to create a password reset disk before lost Windows 8 password.
It may appear that neither of the above two ways works out, and in this case you could still seek help from reliable software. The steps to use are very simple:
Tip 2. Hack Windows 8 Password with Reliable Software
If you want to seek help from reliable software, I would recommend Windows 8 Password Recovery tool, an efficient yet easy-to-use tool specialized in recovering Windows 8 password.
- A. Download and install Windows 8 Password Recovery tool to a computer that you have access to.
- B. Then burn Windows 8 Password Recovery tool to a CD/DVD or USB flash drive. In the demo, we take CD for an example.
- C. Insert the burned CD/DVD or USB flash drive to the computer which you lost login password, and use it to boot the locked computer.
Note: Before the booting starts, you are required to finish BIOS settings of youre the computer or tablet whose password you forgot to make it boot from CD/DVD or USB flash drive.
- D. When the booting finishes and you get the congratulation message, you should restart the computer. Then you will find that you could log in your computer without password, signifying that youve successfully cracked Windows 8 password.
Tip 3. Reset Windows 8 Password with lusrmgr.msc Command
If you have another user account which has admin privileges, you can easily hack Windows 8 password by using "lusrmgr.msc" or "Command".
- A. First logon Windows 8 as administrator. Then click Start, type in the Run box (press Win+R keys to open Run Box) lusrmgr.msc in the Search Box or Run Box.
- B. When Local Users and Groups dialog appears, open Users folder. Right-click a user account and select "Set Password".
- C. When a dialog pops up, type a new password twice, and click OK.
Note: This method could also help you crack Windows 8 password, whereas it may make you lose access to all encrypted files, stored passwords, and personal security certificates in your computer.
As the three tips works differently in helping us recover Windows 8 password, we could choose the most suitable one. If you want to try the easiest and yet most efficient way, its a good choice to seek help from the Windows 8 password recovery tool we mentioned in Tip 2.