Lost Windows 7 Administrator Password?

Lost Windows 7 administrator password? Sure, there are a few workarounds to access your account using a Linux Live CD but they are time consuming and boring as you need to go through a long procedure. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to remove lost Windows 7 administrator password in just 3 steps.

How to Remove Lost Windows 7 Administrator Password?

1. Download the CD-ISO ZIP file of Reset Windows Password utility and extract it to get the ISO file. Burn the ISO file to a CD/DVD using a CD/DVD recording software such as ISO2Disc.

2. Before inserting the CD/DVD to your locked Windows 7 computer, make sure that you have made necessary changes to boot priority setting in the BIOS so that you can boot from CD/DVD. Insert the CD/DVD into the optical drive and restart your machine. In a few seconds you will see the Reset Windows Password program.

3. You should see the user accounts existing in your Windows SAM registry hive. Choose the administrator account and then click on Reset Password button, the program will remove your lost administrator password instantly.

Remove the CD/DVD and restart the computer. When the Windows 7 logon screen appears, click on the administrator account and left the password field as blank, you’ll then log into Windows 7 and regain access to all your important files on your computer. No need to worry about data loss when you forgot or lost Windows 7 administrator password! Simply follow this guide and you can remove the forgotten password in just a few minutes.

Windows 7 Laptop Password Reset

Forgot Windows 7 password on your laptop? It is probably one of the most common technical support problems. Well, there are many ways to attempt laptop password recovery, such as the use of various Linux Live CDs that help reset the lost or forgotten password. However, it’s so much headache for non tech savvy users to get them to work. Luckily there is a powerful password recovery software - Password Recovery Bundle, which makes it incredibly easy toreset Windows 7 laptop password.

This beginner’s guide should be able to help you start learning about how to reset lost or forgotten password on any Windows 7 laptop. Laptop password reset can be something that even a PC beginner can do it.

How to Reset Windows 7 Laptop Password?

1. First, you will need to download and install Password Recovery Bundle on another computer that you can access. This can be your work PC, or a friend or family member’s PC.
2. Launch Password Recovery Bundle and click on Windows Password button, the pop-up dialog allows you to create a password reset bootdisk on a blank CD, DVD or USB flash drive.
3. After creating, insert the password reset bootdisk into your Windows 7 laptop and boot the computer from it. If you don’t know how to set your computer to boot from CD or USB drive, please refer to your computer’s manual or check out this guide: How to Boot A Computer from CD or USB Drive.
4. The computer will load the mini operating system inside the password reset bootdisk and open up the Reset Windows Password window as follow.
   
5. From the window, you can see a list of user accounts existing in your Windows 7 installation. For dual-boot or multi-boot computer, make sure you choose your desired Windows SAM registry hive from the drop-down list.
6. Choose the user account whose password you want to reset, and then click on Reset Password button. The program will remove the forgotten Windows 7 password instantly.
7. Restart the laptop and remove the password reset bootdisk, you should then be able to log on your Windows 7 laptop without typing a password. It’s that simple!

Having a password reset bootdisk is very important as you never know when you need to unlock a password-protected computer. You may be locked out of your laptop when someone changed your password in your absence, password was compromised, or you simply forgot the password yourself.