How to Reset Windows 8.1 Admin Password If Forgotten

"I was locked out of my Windows 8.1 laptop as I forgot the admin password. Is there a way can reset the admin password?"

In fact, there are several ways can reset a forgotten Windows 8.1 admin account password.

1. Reset Windows 8.1 admin password with a free password reset disk. In this method, it requires users to create the password reset disk when you still remember the password. This is one of the best way to reset Windows 8.1 forgotten password and it is easy to create, just to open control panel - user accounts - your account - create password reset disk.

2. Reset a forgotten Windows 8.1 admin account' password via using another admin account. If there is an available admin account on your Windows 8.1, great, you can login that account and reset your forgotten password easily in control panel.

3. If you have no other admin account and a password reset disk was not created, just to use Windows Password Rescuer Advanced to help reset your password. It is a universal Windows password recovery tool which can help reset forgotten admin password for Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP and Windows Server 2019/2016/2012/2008/2003 on any computer and laptop such as Dell, HP, Acer, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony, Asus etc.

This video will show you how to easily reset Windows 8.1 administrator password without data loss. You just need another accessible computer to download and install Windows Password Rescuer and create a password recovery disk with CD/DVD/USB flash drive. A USB flash drive will be more easier to use, watch the following video to learn how to accomplish this task.

Summary: Reset Windows password with only three steps.

1. Log on another computer, download and install Windows Password Reset Rescuer Advanced full version. Run the software to create a Windows password recovery disk by burning to CD/DVD or USB flash drive (take USB flash drive for example).

2. Insert the USB to your locked Windows 10 computer, set it to boot from the USB flash drive.

3 When your locked PC restarts and boot from USB, Windows Password Rescuer will launch automatically and list all user accounts of your Windows 8.1. Then you can reset any user account's password via several clicks. This is the fastest way to unlock Windows 8.1 admin account without changing any personal files or settings..

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