What to do if you forget your Windows password
What is a Password?
A password is a string of characters that people can use to log on to a computer and access files, programs, and other resources. Passwords help ensure that people do not access the computer unless they have been authorized to do so. In Windows, a password can include letters, numbers, symbols, and spaces. Windows passwords are also case-sensitive. To help keep your computer secure, you should always create a strong password.
What to do if you forget your Windows password
If you've forgotten your Windows password, you can reset your password by using a password reset disk or by using an administrator account. For more information, see Create a password reset disk or Reset your Windows password.
If you forget the administrator password and don't have a password reset disk or another administrator account, you won't be able to reset the password. If there are no other user accounts on the computer, you won't be able to log on to Windows and will need to re-install Windows.
Create a password reset disk
If you forget your Windows password, you can use a password reset disk to create a new one. We recommend that you create a password reset disk when you create your password, so you don't lose access to your files and information. To complete these steps, you'll need removable media (a USB flash drive or floppy disk).
The steps to create a password reset disk are given below:
- Insert your removable media.
Now go to Start Menu and click Control Panel.
From Control Panel window click User Accounts and Family Safety.
Now click User Accounts.
In the left pane, click create a password reset disk, Make sure you store the password reset disk in a safe place.
From Forgotten Password Wizard click Next button.
Choose your removable disk and click Next button.
Now type Current user account password and click Next button.
When progress complete 100% then click Next button.
Completing forgotten password wizard window click Finish button
Go to your removable media and you will find a file named userkey PSW file.
Now your removable media is a password reset disk and you can use it as password reset disk.
Reset your Windows password
Problem: How to reset windows password
Solution:
If you forget your password, you can reset it using a password reset disk for your user account (or the password reset information stored on a USB flash drive ).
The steps for resetting windows password are given below:
If you enter the wrong password when you attempt to log on, Windows displays a message that the password is incorrect. Click OK to close the message.
Click Reset password, and then insert your password reset disk or USB flash drive.
Now you will find Password Reset Wizard. Click Next button.
From the drop down option, choose your password reset disk and click Next button.
Now type a new password and click Next button.
For completing the password reset wizard click Finish button.
- Log on with the new password. If you forget your password again, you can use the same password reset disk. You don't need to make a new one.
Delete files using Disk Cleanup
If you want to reduce the number of unnecessary files on your hard disk to free up disk space and help your computer run faster, use Disk Cleanup. It removes temporary files, empties the Recycle Bin, and removes a variety of system files and other items that you no longer need.
The following procedure cleans up files associated with your user account. You can also use Disk Cleanup to clean up all the files on your computer.
You can open Disk Cleanup Utility by searching from start menu with Disk Cleanup keyword.
You can open Disk Cleanup Utility by searching from start menu with Disk Cleanup keyword.
In the Drives list, click the hard disk drive that you want to clean up, and then click OK.
In the Disk Cleanup dialog box, on the Disk Cleanup tab, select the check boxes for the file types that you want to delete, and then click OK.
Start Disk Cleanup
To free up space on your hard disk, Disk Cleanup finds and then removes temporary files on your computer that you decide you no longer need.
If you have more than one drive or partition on your computer, you will be prompted to choose which drive you want Disk Cleanup to clean.
Way to open Disk Cleanup
· Click the Start button
· In the search box, type disk cleanup, and
· Then, in the list of results, click Disk Cleanup.
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