THREAD: Forgot My Password To My Laptop - Help?
  1. 04-24-2017, 10:40 PM
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    From what you have read the title, I forgot my laptop's password in order to log into it. Yes, I do have a forgot password hint, which I only know half of the password... just don't remember the rest. I tried doing "Forgot Password/Recover Password", but it asks for a USB or Password Disk... but that doesn't work either. Is there anyway to remove my password to get back into my laptop, because I have so much important things in there. Any type of help would be appreciated.

    Operating System: Windows 10 - HP Dell Pavilion Laptop
  2. 04-25-2017, 01:21 PM
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    Originally Posted by Hydrogen View Post
    How does it work? Does it actually help me keep my files and stuff, just reset my password?


    Yea, all you will need to do is burn it on CD (or throw it on a bootable flash), what it will do is erase your password and make it blank

  3. 04-25-2017, 01:23 PM
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    Originally Posted by Jon View Post
    Yea, all you will need to do is burn it on CD (or throw it on a bootable flash), what it will do is erase your password and make it blank



    Video says Win XP - 8... Sadly, I'm on Win 10 though.
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    Originally Posted by Hydrogen View Post
    From what you have read the title, I forgot my laptop's password in order to log into it. Yes, I do have a forgot password hint, which I only know half of the password... just don't remember the rest. I tried doing "Forgot Password/Recover Password", but it asks for a USB or Password Disk... but that doesn't work either. Is there anyway to remove my password to get back into my laptop, because I have so much important things in there. Any type of help would be appreciated.

    Operating System: Windows 10 - HP Dell Pavilion Laptop


    There was a post in the Elite section about this, take a look at that.

    But basically boot into linux, change the 'ease of access' thing to cmd.exe

    Boot back into Windows and click on the EOA button to load CMD as System.

    Enable the Admin account, or just reset PW.

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    Would link but I'm not Elite anymore Sal It's explained a lot better in the post.

    Good luck!
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    Originally Posted by Hydrogen View Post
    Video says Win XP - 8... Sadly, I'm on Win 10 though.


    it work on all bro of them bro stare
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    Originally Posted by Hydrogen View Post
    From what you have read the title, I forgot my laptop's password in order to log into it. Yes, I do have a forgot password hint, which I only know half of the password... just don't remember the rest. I tried doing "Forgot Password/Recover Password", but it asks for a USB or Password Disk... but that doesn't work either. Is there anyway to remove my password to get back into my laptop, because I have so much important things in there. Any type of help would be appreciated.

    Operating System: Windows 10 - HP Dell Pavilion Laptop


    Were you logging in with a local account, or with a 'Microsoft' account, as Windows 10 usually defaults to a Microsoft account.

    If it's the latter then you can go to the website and reset via that.

    EDIT: NVM seen you say local on a previous page Sal
    Last edited by Sparrow ; 04-25-2017 at 01:48 PM.

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    Originally Posted by Hydrogen View Post
    Video says Win XP - 8... Sadly, I'm on Win 10 though.


    It shouldn't matter. These things don't usually change.
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    Use this sticky keys trick and it should work. You need to boot the PC from Windows install DVD.
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    Or use Offline NT Password & Registry Editor:
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    There are many other live CDs that might also help, like Hiren's BootCD, Ophcrack, etc.
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  10. 04-27-2017, 02:29 AM
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    Forget it. To save myself from all the stress I have and all the money I wasted... just forget it.. closed.