Thursday, May 26, 2011

How to Reset Lost Windows 7 Password in Safe Mode?

Lost Widows 7 password? Can not log on the computer with the current Windows 7 password? What will you do to get in your password protected computer? In fact, there are lots of ways for you to regain access to the locked computer? In addition to use a password reset disk or a third party to reset Windows 7 password, you can still log in your PC in Safe Mode to change the lost Windows 7 password. It is very simple. Just follow the below guide.
Step 1: Enter Safe Mode in Windows 7
  1. 1. Start or restart your Windows 7 machine.
  2. 2. Press the F8 key to enter Advanced Boot Options before the Windows 7 loading screen appears.
  3. 3. Use arrows to choose Safe Mode when you can see the Advanced Boot Options screen.
  4. 4. Press Enter and wait for Windows 7 files to load.
  5. 5. Log in with an administrator account when you can see the log on screen,
Step 2: Change lost Windows 7 password
Now you are logged into Windows 7 in Safe Mode. You can diagnose and solve some serious problems under it, especially when starting Windows normally is impossible. To reset lost Windows 7 password, just do as follows:
1. Click Start button and input lusrmgr.msc into the Search box.
2. In the coming Local Users and Groups screen, double-click Local Users and Groups, and then click Users.
3. Right-click the account that you need to reset the password for, and then click Set Password.
4. Type and confirm the new password.
Note: you can also go to Local Users and Groups screen by right-clicking Computer to select Manage.
Now, you successfully reset or change the lost password on Windows 7. Log on the computer with your current password.
Note: Of course ,you can easily reset the password in Safe Mode, the provided that you must log on with an account that has administrator permissions.

2 comments:

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  2. For Windows password cracking or unlocking tool I strongly recommend Windows Login Recovery, which I have used before. Last time, after trying several ways, including safe mode, at last Windows Login Recovery helped me. Great software I think. If you also meet similar problem you can learn from:
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