How to Take Screensot of Windows 10 Login Screen

In this tutorial we'll explain how can we launch the built-in Snipping Tool and take a screenshot of Windows 10 login screen. This method also works with Windows 8.1, 8 and 7.

 How to Take Screensot of Windows 10 Login Screen?

1. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box. Type regedit and press Enter.

2. This should open the Registry Editor. Navigate to the following location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options

3. Right-click on Image File Execution Options in the left pane, and then choose New -> Key. Name it utilman.exe.

4. While  the utilman.exe key selected in the left pane, right-click any empty space in the right pane and select New -> String. Name the value Debugger.

5. Double-click Debugger. In the In the Value data field, type the path of the Snipping Tool that we need to start on Windows login screen.

 6. Reboot your computer and when it boots to Windows login screen, click the Ease of Access icon in the bottom-left, it will open the Snipping Tool immediately.

7. From the drop-down menu of Snipping Tool, you can select "Full-screen Snip" option. Save the screenshot of the login screen to a folder and you're done.

Using this trick you can also launch any other apps from Windows login screen, without logging into Windows.

How to Unlock Surface Pro 4 If You Forgot Windows 10 Password

Lost your local admin password or Microsoft account password? Unable to sign into your Surface Pro tablet? In this tutorial we'll show you how to unlock Surface Pro 4 by resetting the forgotten Windows 10 password with a USB drive.

How to Unlock Surface Pro 4 If You Forgot Windows 10 Password?

Use a working PC (because you're locked out of Surface Pro tablet) to download PCUnlocker Enterprise. After you've downloaded it, unzip it to a local folder. You'll see a CD image: pcunlocker.iso.

Now we need to create a bootable USB drive. Download and install the freeware ISO2Disc on your local machine. Run ISO2Disc. Click the Browse button to locate the pcunlocker ISO file.

Next choose "Burn to USB Flash Drive" and select your USB drive from the list. Select "GPT (required for UEFI boot)" under Partition Style. Click Start Burn.

After the USB drive is burning successfully, insert the USB drive into the USB port on your Surface Pro 4. Make sure Surface Pro is turned off. Hold down the volume-down (-) button and press the Power button, release two buttons until you see the Surface logo on the screen.

You'll be presented with the PCUnlocker screen. Select one of your user accounts and click on "Reset Password" button. It will remove your Windows 10 password immediately.

Reboot your Surface Pro and unplug the USB drive. You can then sign into Windows 10 without typing a password. This procedure also works with Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2 and Surface Pro 3.

Reset Windows 10 PC to Factory Default Settings - Step By Step Tutorial

What can I do if my computer is running really slow or caught a virus? Windows 10 factory reset is much easier than performing a clean installation. In this tutorial we'll walk you through the steps of resetting Windows 10 PC to factory default settings. After a factory reset, your computer will be restored back to the state in which it was when you bought it.

How to Reset Windows 10 PC to Factory Default Settings?

1. Press the Windows logo key + X on your keyboard to open the Settings app.
2. Click Update & Recovery.
3. Select the Recovery tab on the left side, and click Get Started under the Reset This PC section.
4. The pop-up window will prompt you to choose either "Keep my files" or "Remove everything". If there is no important files or you have backed up them on to external disk drive, you can click "Remove everything".
5. Now you have another two options: Just remove my files, Remove files and clean the drive. The latter option will format your hard drive and erase all the data securely.
6. Click on Reset. It will begin to reset your Windows 10 computer to factory settings. This process will take at least half an hour, depend on your computer's performance.

This method requires you to log on to your computer with admin rights. If you forgot Windows 10 password and couldn't sign in, you might need to reinstall the OS from scratch.

Forgot Windows 10 Password on Samsung Notebook 9 Series

How do I unlock Samsung Notebook 9 after forgetting Windows 10 password? Don't worry! Just create a PCUnlocker Live USB stick and you can boot off Samsung Notebook 9 to remove your lost user password in no time.

How to Reset Windows 10 Password on Samsung Notebook 9 Series?

 Download the PCUnlocker CD image and install the ISO file to your USB stick with ISO2Disc or Rufus. This need to be done from another PC you have admin access.

Insert the USB stick into the USB port and turn on your Samsung Notebook 9. Quickly and repeatedly press the F2 key to access the BIOS Setup.

Under the BIOS Setup, go to the Advanced tab and disable Fast Boot. Go to the Boot tab, turn off Secure Boot and change the OS Mode Selection to CSM OS. Highlight the Boot Device Priority and press Enter, then set USB drive as the first boot media. Save your changes and exit BIOS.

When the computer restarts, it will boot directly to the PCUnlocker program. Select an user and click on "Reset Password" button. It will reset your forgotten user password instantly.

Reboot and enter into the BIOS Setup again, change the OS Mode Selection back to UEFI OS. Now you can log back into your Windows 10 without typing a password! So this is how you can reset Windows 10 password on Samsung Notebook 9 Series with ease.
 

Tutorial: Reset Forgotten Windows 10 Password for Free

Have you ever forgot your Windows 10 password? Did know how to reset forgotten Windows 10 Password without having a password reset disk? If you have such kind of question in your mind, don't worry. Here we'll show you a free & simple way to reset forgotten Windows 10 password with installation CD.

This method will work on all versions of Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 and Vista. Let's see how can you reset Windows 10 Password in just a few steps.

How to Reset Forgotten Windows 10 Password with Installation CD?

Boot your computer from Windows 10 installation CD (If you don’t have Windows 10 install CD, you can use a Windows 8 or 7 install CD instead). When the Windows Setup screen opens, press SHIFT + F10 key combinations to bring up the Command Prompt.

Here we need to replace the sethc.exe file with cmd.exe. Just run the following commands at the Command Prompt one by one, replace d:\ with the actual drive letter of your Windows 10 installation.

copy d:\windows\system32\sethc.exe d:\
copy /y d:\windows\system32\cmd.exe d:\windows\system32\sethc.exe

When it's done. exit Windows Setup and remove the installation CD. Reboot your computer.

When your computer boots back to Windows 10 login screen, press the SHIFT key 5 times in a row. The Command Prompt will open with administrative privileges. Execute the following command and you can reset your forgotten user password quickly. Replace username with the name of your Windows account, and newpassword with your new password.

net user username newpassword

Close the Command Prompt and you'll come back at Windows logon screen. You can now sign in with your new password.

This method is also known as sticky keys trick and it can help you regain admin access to your computer when you're locked out of Windows 10, without using any third party software.

How to Reveal Chromium / Chrome Canary Saved Passwords

Many users configure their browsers to remember passwords for frequently visited sites. This helps to avoid typing username and password repeatedly. Sometimes you may forget your account password. But if you earlier save the password in your Chrome browser then you can recover Chrome saved password easily. In this article I will show how to reveal saved passwords in Chrome, Chromium and Chrome Canary.

How to Reveal Chromium / Chrome Canary Saved Passwords?

Download and install Password Recovery Bundle on your computer. After installing, start the program and then click on Start Recovery.



As soon as you click on the Start Recovery button, you'll see a drop-down list that displays all supported passwords. In order to recover Chrome saved passwords, select the Chrome Password option.



The program will automatically locate the browser profiles for Chrome Canary, Chromium and Chrome you have installed on your computer. Quickly decrypt and reveal cached login credentials, including the URL of the website, username / email address and password.



You can then select more than one password, copy them to the clipboard and save them to a text file.

How to Transfer Outlook Account Settings to A New PC

One thing that has been missing from MS Outlook is the ability to import/export the email account settings. In this article I'll explain how to export Outlook account settings and then import/transfer them to a new PC.

How to Export Outlook Account Settings

1. Press the Windows key + R to bring up the Run box. Type regedit and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.
2. In left-side pane, navigate to your Outlook profile path in the registry. The location of the registry key depends on your Outlook version:
   
   • Outlook 2013: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles
   • Outlook 2010 or earlier versions: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles
3. Right-click on the Profiles folder and then select Export from the drop-down menu.
   
   
   
   
4. When the Export Registry File dialog box opens, select a location where you want to save the Registration Entries (.reg). In the File name box, type a file name, and then click Save.
   
   
   
   
5. Exit the Registry Editor. You are now finished exporting Outlook account settings into a .reg file.

Afterwards you can use this .reg file to import your Outlook account settings on the same computer after you reinstall Microsoft Office, or you can use the exported file on another computer. To import the file all you have to do is double-click the .reg file.

However, the exported .reg file doesn't include the passwords in your account settings. To export Outlook passwords you need to take use of the Outlook Password Recovery utility.

How to Recursively Take Ownership of Folders in Windows

If you try to replace or delete a folders in Windows 8 or 7, you might receive the error message: "You don't currently have permission to access this folder. Click Continue to permanently get access to this folder."

You have the choice to click "Continue". In most case, this will fix the issue of not being able to get access to the folder. But sometimes, you might still run into issues where all the child folders have the same problem, unable to access this folder because of the lack of permission.

Luckily there is a freeware TakeOwnershipPro which enables you to recursively take ownership of multiple folders or files in just a few mouse clicks! Here's how it works:

1. Download and install the TakeOwnershipPro program on your computer.
2. After installing, start the TakeOwnershipPro program from the desktop shortcut or Start Menu.
3. Click the Add button to choose the folders or files which you want to take ownership of, or simply drag the folders/files from Windows Explorer and then drop them to this program.
4. In order to recursively take ownership of all subfolders and files inside your selected folders, tick the checkbox Include subfolders and files. Click Take Ownership button.

How to Restore Firefox Passwords from Old Profile

My computer crashed last week and I restored everything from the old hard drive to a new hard drive without any issues so far.I know most of my passwords, but there were some on there that I really need restored. How can I restore the saved passwords from the old Firefox profile?

In this tutorial we'll show you how to restore all types of saved passwords from Firefox old profile.

How to Restore Firefox Passwords from Old Profile?

1. Download the setup package of Firefox Password Recovery and save it on your computer.
2. After you've downloaded it, double-click on the setup file to install it.
3. Start the Firefox Password Recovery program. Click on the "Recover From File" button. This will bring up the Mozilla Password Recovery dialog.
   
4. Click on the Browse button to select your Firefox profile. For example, the typical path of a Firefox profile is usually C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles. While in Windows XP, it's C:\Documents and Settings\<user_name>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles. If you are still unable to locate the profile folder, just search the signons.sqlite or logins.json file which resides in the profile folder of your application.
   
5. Click OK. The program will decrypt and recover all Firefox saved passwords from your old profile.

How to Reset Lost Active Directory Administrator Password

PCUnlocker is a rescue bootdisk that can help you reset forgotten Active Directory administrator password instantly. Unlike John the Ripper and other password cracking tools, PCUnlocker changes the password in no time instead of taking a very long time to recover it. After the password has been changed, we can login to domain administrator account with a new password.

Part 1: Create a PCUnlocker Live CD/USB Drive

PCUnlocker needs to be booted from a CD or USB stick to work. Before resetting Active Directory password, you need to use a spare PC to make a PCUnlocker Live CD/USB drive.

1. Download and save the PCUnlocker self-extracting ZIP file to your desktop. Once downloaded, extract the ISO file (pcunlocker.iso) from the ZIP file.
2. Download and install ISO2Disc, a free ISO burning software.
3. Launch the ISO2Disc program. Click the Browse button to locate the pcunlocker.iso file, then click the Start Burn button to create a bootable CD or USB drive.
   
   If you're going to use a USB drive to reset password for a UEFI-based computer, make sure you choose the GPT partition style which is required for UEFI boot.
   

Part 2: Reset Active Directory Administrator Password

1. Boot your domain controller from your newly created CD or USB drive.
2. Upon boot, Windows PE will load, the PCUnlocker program will start and locate the Windows SAM registry file and Active Directory database (ntds.dit).
   
3. You will be presented with the following two options:
    
   Reset Local Admin/User Password
   
   This option allows you to reset Windows local account password that is stored in the SAM registry file. After the local administrator password is reset, you can then log into Safe Mode or Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) without entering a password!
    
   Reset Active Directory Password
   
   Simply select the Active Directory database file (ntds.dit), the program will list the Active Directory user accounts available on your domain controller. Select the administrator account and click Reset Password button, the password will be changed to Password123.
   Note: While resetting the local or domain password, the program will also unlock/enable your selected account in the background if it is locked out or disabled.
   
4. Click the Restart button to reboot the computer and remove the CD or USB drive, you can then log into domain controller successfully.

Additionally, PCUnlocker allows you to load any IDE/SCSI/SATA/RAID driver on the fly and mount a VHD/VHDX virtual hard disk, by clicking the Options button.

How to Reset Forgotten Windows Azure VM Password

Did you forgot your Windows password of your Virtual Machine in Windows Azure? How can I bypass or reset the password? The virtual hard disks are .vhd files stored as page blobs in a storage account in Azure. PCUnlocker allows you to mount the .vhd or .vhdx files and then reset your forgotten Windows Azure VM password offline. Here are detailed instructions:

Part 1: Create A PCUnlocker Live CD/USB

1. Click here to download and save the PCUnlocker self-extracting Zip file to any computer that you have access to, then extract the ISO image file (pcunlocker.iso) from it.
2. Download and install the ISO2Disc utility, launch the program.
3. Click the Browse button to locate the PCUnlocker ISO image file, then click the Start Burn button to make a PCUnlocker Live CD or USB drive.
   

Part 2: Boot from PCUnlocker Live CD/USB

1. Insert your burned CD (or USB drive) into the physical computer that your VHD file is stored on.
2. Turn on the computer and check the boot-screen for setup key (i.e. DELETE key, F8 key, F2 key) to enter BIOS Setup Utility.
3. Use the arrow keys to select the BOOT tab, then change the Boot Device Priority: Set 1st Boot Device to CDROM if you've created a Live CD, or set 1st Boot Device to Removable Device if a USB drive was created.
   
4. Press F10 to save your changes. Now your computer should boot from PCUnlocker Live CD/USB.

Part 3: Reset Windows Azure VM Password

1. If everything goes as expected, the computer will load the WinPE OS from the Live CD/USB drive, and eventually take you to the PCUnlocker program.
2. Click on the Options button, and then select Mount Virtual Drive from the drop-down menu. When the file open dialog appears, locate your VHD file and click Open.
   
3. After mounting the VHD file, click on the Browse button to choose the SAM registry file for the Windows system installed on your virtual drive. The program will list all your Windows accounts.
   
   
4. Choose the administrator account and click on Reset Password button. It will unlock / remove your forgotten password immediately.
5. Click Restart and remove the CD or USB drive, your computer will dismount the virtual hard disk and restart. Now you've successfully reset lost Windows Azure VM password!

Microsoft Surface Pro 3: Lost Windows 8.1 Administrator Password

 Can't log in with your administrator account because you can't remember the password? How to recover or reset Surface Pro password if you don't have a reset disk? Surface Pro 3 uses the latest UEFI firmware instead of legacy BIOS. To reset the lost password, we need to use an UEFI bootable utility - PCUnlocker, which supports both UEFI booting and password resetting for local/Microsoft account. Here's how to reset lost Windows 8.1 admin password on Surface Pro 3.

How to Reset Windows 8.1 Admin Password on Surface Pro 3?

To get PCUnlocker to work, you need to use a spare PC to download the Enterprise edition of PCUnlocker which comes as a self-extracting ZIP file. Unzip the downloaded file and you'll get a CD image called pcunlocker.iso.

Burn the ISO image to your USB flash drive using the freeware ISO2Disc. Remember to choose the GPT partition style, because MBR-based bootdisk is unable to boot with UEFI mode.



Once you've create a PCUnlocker Live USB drive, insert it into the USB port of your Surface Pro 3 tablet. Make sure your tablet is powered off at this point. Press and hold the volume-down button (on the left side of your tablet), then press and release the Power button (on the top). When the Surface logo appears, release the volume-down button. Surface will boot from your USB drive.

After loading the Windows 8 PE from the USB drive, you'll be taken to the PCUnlocker program. It shows you a list of local accounts that is extracted from your Windows 8.1 SAM registry hive. If you use an email account for signing into your tablet, you can see your email address in the "Description" column of the associated local account.



Select the administrator account and click on Reset Password button. It will bypass / reset your forgotten login password in no time. If you've chosen the local account associated with your email address, the program will assign a new password for your Microsoft account login (Note: this new password can be used to log on your tablet locally).

Now you've successfully bypassed Surface Pro 3 password. Restart the computer and disconnect the USB drive, you can then log on your Surface without a password!

HP Envy Windows 8 Laptop Password Recovery

Forgot Windows 8 user password for your HP Envy laptop? Is there a way to recover or reset the password without losing any file? This article explains how you can easily reset forgotten Windows 8 password on HP Envy laptop.

How to Reset Windows 8 Password on HP Envy Laptop?

PCUnlocker comes as an ISO image that needs to be burned on to a CD, or you can put the ISO on to USB stick using a utility. Then simply boot to the CD or USB to run the utility for recovering Windows 8 password. Here are step-by-step instructions:

1. Use a spare computer to download the PCUnlocker program. Unzip the downloaded file and you'll get a pcunlocker.iso image. Burn the ISO image to a blank CD using the freeware ISO2Disc. If you don't have an optical drive, you can burn the ISO image to a USB flash drive.
2. Next, you have to boot your locked HP Envy laptop from the CD/USB drive. Because this Windows 8 laptop comes with UEFI BIOS, you need to firstly enable the Legacy support in the BIOS. Turn on the computer and immediately press the Esc key repeatedly until the Startup Menu opens.
   
3. Use the arrow keys to select BIOS Setup and press Enter. Navigate to the System Configuration menu, use the down arrow key to select Boot Options, then press Enter.
4. Set "Secure Boot" to "Disabled" and set "Legacy Support" to "Enabled". Press F10 to save your changes and exit BIOS.
   
5. When the computer has restarted, quickly press the Esc key to access the Startup Menu again. This time select Boot Device Options and press Enter.
6. When the Boot Option Menu screen appears, use the up or down arrow key to select your boot media (Internal CD/DVD ROM or USB Hard Drive). Then press Enter to boot into that device.
7. The computer will load the Windows PE operating system from your boot media and take you directly to the PCUnlocker program. Choose the user account where you want to bypass the password, and click on Reset Password button. If you use a Microsoft account as your login method, make sure you choose the local account with the "Description" column shown as your Live account ID.
   
8. The program will remove your local account password immediately. As Windows 8 can't accept blank password for Microsoft account, the program will assign a temporary password Password123 to your Microsoft account.
9. The last step is to reboot your computer and take out the CD or USB drive. When you come to the Windows 8 login screen, you can log on as your desired account and regain access to all files on your HP Envy dv6 notebook. That's it!

How to Reset Forgotten Windows 2000 Admin Password

Lost admin password on Windows 2000? How to bypass Windows 2000 password on an older server if you've forgotten what is is and want the files off the computer? You can use a PCUnlocker Live CD (or USB drive) to reset the lost password. This tutorial will show you how to do that, step by step.

Create A PCUnlocker Live CD/USB Drive

We'll be using PCUnlocker. PCUnlocker is a bootable rescue CD that can reset local / domain administrator password on any Windows computer. It exists of a bootable CD ISO image. To get the software to work, you need to burn the PCUnlocker ISO image to a CD or USB flash drive using a burning software such as ISO2Disc.

Boot from PCUnlocker

Once you've completed the above step, put the CD in the optical drive or plug the USB drive into the Windows 2000 computer you want to reset admin password for. Now you need to restart the PC and boot into the CD/USB.

You can do so by changing the boot order. See how you can change the boot order here.

Reset Lost Admin Password

Once you've set the boot order correctly, the computer will load the WinPE OS from the CD/USB drive and take you directly to the PCUnlocker program. This program automatically finds your Windows SAM registry file and extracts all your user accounts from it.



Select the administrator account and click on Reset Password. It will unlock / reset your lost Windows 2000 admin password immediately. Remove the CD/USB and restart your computer, and now you can enjoy log on to your Windows 2000 without entering any password.

How to Recover Forgotten Password from IMVU Messenger

IMVU is an original instant messaging tool that lets you chat with people from all over the globe in a 3D environment, instead of the plain, text-only chat room we're all used to.



Like any other messenger, IMVU stores the password locally so that user don't have to enter the password every time. If you've forgotten the saved password, you can recover IMVU password instantly with Password Recovery Bundle.

How to Recover Forgotten Password from IMVU Messenger?

1. Download and install Password Recovery Bundle.
2. Run Password Recovery Bundle, then click the Start Recovery button. It will bring up a drop-down menu that shows all supported password types.
3. Select the IMVU Password option.
4. The program will automatically find and crack the stored IMVU login credentials on the local computer, and display your IMVU username (Email or Avatar name) and password in seconds.

How to Reset Lost Windows Password of Xen HVM

Have you come across a situation when you need to reset the admin password of a Xen virtual machine? If you face the login issue with Xen HVM, you can reset lost Xen Windows password with PCUnlocker. Today I'm going to show how does reset Windows administrator password in XEN HVM.

How to Reset Lost Windows Password of Xen HVM?

1. Download the self-extracting Zip archive of PCUnlocker and save it to your host OS. Extract the CD image (pcunlocker.iso) from the downloaded file. If you've enabled EFI/UEFI in your Xen VM, you need to use PCUnlocker Enterprise which supports UEFI booting.
2. Start virt-manager (also known as Virtual Machine Manager). Select your Windows VM that need a password reset, click on EDIT menu at the top and then select Virtual Machine Details.
3. In the Details window, click on IDE CDROM 1 tab. Click Connect to mount the PCUnlocker ISO image (pcunlocker.iso) to the virtual CD drive.
4. Click on the Boot Options tab. Tick Enable boot menu. Check the CDROM item and put the CDROM item on top of the boot device list. Click Apply to save your changes.
   
5. Power on your Windows virtual machine and Xen will now boot from the PCUnlocker CD image, loading the WinPE OS and taking you directly into the tool. This program automatically finds your Windows SAM file and show you a list of local accounts.
   
6. Select one of your user accounts and click on Reset Password button. It will reset your Windows VM password quickly, as well as unlock the account in the event it is locked out, disabled or expired.
7. Disconnect your CD drive and restart the VM. Now you can enjoy log on to your Windows virtual machine without entering any password.

 

How to Unlock / Remove Windows Vista Administrator Password

Forgot the administrator password to your Windows Vista-based computer? How can you remove / unlock Windows Vista password? Thankfully there is a bootable utility to bypass Windows Vista password so you can get back in, but you'll need access to another computer to make it work.



How to Unlock Windows Vista Administrator Password?

1. PCUnlocker is a paid tool that exists of an ISO image that needs to be burned to a CD or placed on a bootable USB drive. If you've purchased the program, you'll receive a download link to the full version of PCUnlocker. Once you’ve downloaded it, unzip it and burn the ISO file to a blank CD with the ISO2Disc program.
   
   
2. Once you have the boot disc created, pop it into your Vista computer and start it up. Depending on how your BIOS is set, it may automatically boot from the disc, or you may have to bring up a boot device menu. On Dell computers you can do this by pressing F12 at the beginning of the boot process, most boot screens will display information on what key you need to press to get the menu where you will then want to choose your CD/DVD drive.
3. When the computer boots from the boot disc, it will load the Windows PE operating system and run the PCUnlocker program. PCUnlocker will search the available drives on your computer looking for SAM databases, which is where your Windows account login credentials are stored. If you have more than one OS installed, you need to select the one you wish to reset.
   
   
   
4. Once you've choose the SAM file, you'll see a list of local accounts that exist in the selected SAM database. Select the Administrator account and click on "Reset Password" button, you'll be told if you're ready to remove the account password. Click Yes and the changes will be made in no time. You can now eject the boot disc, and restart your computer.
5. Windows Vista will load, and if you're the only user on the computer, it will automatically login. You're back in!

Reset Forgotten HP Pavilion Windows 8 Laptop Password

Forgot Windows 8 admin password for your HP Pavilion laptop? If you have no idea what the password is, here's how can you easily reset forgotten Windows 8 password on HP Pavilion laptop.

How to Reset Forgotten HP Pavilion Windows 8 Laptop Password?

1. Before resetting your password, you need to create a bootable PCUnlocker USB drive from an alternate PC. Download the ISO image of PCUnlocker and then burn it to a USB flash drive with ISO2Disc.

2. Plug the USB drive into your HP Pavilion laptop. Turn on your laptop and repeatedly press the ESC key to access the Startup Menu. As the startup menu indicates, press F10 to enter BIOS Setup.

3. Go to the System Configuration menu, enter Boot Options. Change Legacy Boot to ENABLE, then move USB Diskette on Key/USB Hard Drive to top of boot order. Save your changes and exit BIOS.

4. During reboot, press the ESC key to access the Startup Menu again. This time press F9 to boot from USB drive.

5. PCUnlocker will load after USB boot. It displays a list of local accounts for your Windows 8 system. Choose a account and click on Reset Password button. This will reset your forgotten Windows 8 password instantly.

6. Restart your laptop and disconnect the USB drive. You can then login to your HP Pavilion Windows 8 laptop without a password! That's it!

How to Change Windows Password without Knowing it

Need to change Windows password but you've forgotten the current password? Today I am going to show you two options to change Windows password without knowing the original password.

Option 1: Change Windows Password from Command Prompt

This is an especially handy trick if you want to change a password on an account but you've forgotten the old password (going through the Control Panel can require confirmation of the old password). You need to have admin access to perform this change from the command line.

1. Open an elevated Command Prompt. Click on Start button, go to All Programs -> Accessories and right click on Command Prompt and select "Run as Administrator" from context menu. In Windows 8, you can do this by simply pressing Windows Key + X + A.
2. You can use the net user command to change Windows password easily, without supplying the old password:

   net user username  new_password

   Replace username with your Windows account name, and new_password with your desired new password.
   

If you're totally locked out of Windows, you're unable to run any program such as command line tool to change your password. In this situation, you need to use a bootable media to change Windows password.

Option 2: Change Windows Password with PCUnlocker

PCUnlocker is a bootable utility that can reset the password of any Windows user account. It works with all versions of Windows, including Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012. Follow these steps and you can change Windows password without knowing the old password:

1. First of all, you need to use another PC to download the PCUnlocker program, which comes as a bootable CD image. Burn the ISO image to a blank CD or USB drive using the ISO2Disc utility.
2. Insert the newly burned CD or USB drive into your target computer, and set it to boot from CD/USB.
3. Once you've booted into the CD/USB drive, you'll be presented with the screen of PCUnlocker. This program automatically locates the SAM database file for your installed Windows operating system, and shows you a list of local user accounts.
   
4. Select a user account and click on Reset Password button. It will remove your old password immediately. Restart the computer and you can then log into your Windows account without typing a password!

Toshiba Satellite Windows 8 Laptop Password Reset

Lost Windows 8 admin password to your Toshiba Satellite laptop? You can use some bootable utilities like BartPE to reset your lost Windows password, but such disks are Windows XP based operating systems which can be used to unlock only Windows 7, Vista and XP (not including Windows 8).

The reason behind this is, most of Windows 8 laptop is configured in UEFI mode (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). The UEFI mode does not allow to boot legacy OS like Windows XP, DOS etc. So to reset Windows 8 password, the conventional method does not work.

Luckily, the latest version of PCUnlocker came out that can boot in UEFI mode. This article will introduce how to make a PCUnlocker Live USB and then use it to bypass Windows 8 password on Toshiba Satellite laptop.

Create A PCUnlocker Live USB

If you can't boot into your Toshiba Satellite Laptop, you'll need to borrow one from a friend to make your own PCUnlocker Live USB drive, but other than that, all you really need is a USB flash drive. Here’s what you need to do:

1. Download the PCUnlocker Enterprise and save it on your spare computer. Please note both the Standard and Pro editions don't support UEFI booting. The downloaded file is a self-extracting .zip file which contains a UEFI bootable ISO image: pcunlocker.iso. Extract the ISO image file from it.
2. Burn the ISO image file to your USB flash drive using the freeware ISO2Disc or Rufus. Make sure you choose the "GPT" or "GPT partition scheme for UEFI computer" option while burning the USB drive. If you don't have a USB drive at hand, you can use a blank CD to make a PCUnlocker Live disc.
   
   
3. Once your USB drive has finished burning, insert it into your Toshiba Satellite laptop.

Reset Toshiba Satellite Windows 8 Laptop Password

Now that you've successfully created a PCUnlocker Live USB drive. It's time to boot into the USB drive and reset Windows 8 password. Here is what you need to do:

1. Turn on your Toshiba Satellite laptop. As soon as the Toshiba logo appears, press F12 to get into Boot Menu. Using the arrow keys to select the DVD option and press Enter. In some Toshiba notebooks or laptops, in order to access the Boot Menu you might need to press the ESC key or the "C" key as you boot.
2. Once you've booted into the PCUnlocker Live USB, you'll be presented with the screen of PCUnlocker. This program automatically locates the SAM database file for your installed Windows operating system, and shows you a list of local user accounts.
   
   
3. Choose your administrator account and click on "Reset Password" button. The program will remove your forgotten Windows 8 password quickly! If you're using a Microsoft account as your computer's login, make sure you choose the associated local account and the program will unlock your Microsoft account password locally.
4. When it's done, reboot your system and you can log back into your Windows 8 account. Besides bypassing Windows 8 password, you can also use PCUnlocker Live USB drive to reset Windows 7, Vista and XP passwords on your Toshiba Satellite laptops.