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10 June 2022  Jennifer Thatcher  Technology Manager of Test Dept.
 

Summary
Forgetting login password of your Windows 10 account is annoying, which lead you fail to access the computer. The following will go through the solution of this problem.



reset password with Windows 10 password reset disk
You may forget the login password for your Windows 10 account after a long-time of no use. Although Windows 10 gets built-in password reset disk creation which can help users free from forgotten password. Users need to create the password reset disk with this built-in function before you forget the login password. And this created password reset disk only works for local accounts in the target computer. If users login Windows 10 PC with Microsoft account, the password reset disk will not work. So, this method can only be taken as precaution. Renee Passnow can help you out if you do not have the official password reset disk when you forget Windows 10 login password (of local or Microsoft account).

Reset Login Password with Renee Passnow

Failing to get access to your Windows 10 account or can not loing because you are without the correct password may troubles you. However, the password reset disk you created with built-in function of Windows 10 can only help you remove the password of local accounts. What if the password you forgot is of the Microsoft account? The Windows password reset disk is useless. If you encounter such situation, Renee Passnow is here to help regardless the login password you forget is of local account or Microsoft one. You will regain access to your account in 5 minutes with all data reserved. 100% safe!
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Remove Windows Login Password 3 steps for whole password remove process.

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Highly compatible Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP/Vista.

Remove Login Password 3 steps for whole password remove process.

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How to reset login password with Renee Passnow

Please make the 3 tasks below to reset the login password for Windows.
* Renee Passnow is compatible with Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7/XP/Vista
Task 1: Download and Install Renee Passnow
press to the download button
Task 2: Create Bootable Media with Renee Passnow
You need:

  • Renee Passnow
  • Windows computer which can login and work normally (To download and install Renee Passnow).
  • USB stick or CD/DVD(Need 200MB at least)
Bootable media create process:

1. Choose creation method: USB or CD/DVD

2. Select one option from [Crate a Live USB] and [Create a Live CD]. Then, select [x64] or [x86] according to your computer. Next, click on [Download Now] to download the licensed ISO. Remember to activate the software beforehand. After that, click on [Create USB] to create the boot media.

use renee passnow to create usb to reset passnword
Task 3: Reset Password with the Created Bootable Media
You need: The bootable media you created in Step 2. Target PC.
Step 1: Boot the target PC from the bootable USB/CD/DVD.
1. Connect the bootable media to the PC you want to reset password for.
insert a cd to computer
boot computer from USB disk
2. Enter BIOS setting. 
Please hold a Hot key to enter the BIOS menu.Please click here to find how to change the boot order of your computer brand.(Can not find your brand? Please refer to your PC manual to find out the method).
hotkey combination
Change the boot order of the target PC in BIOS. If the bootable drive is not first in the boot order, your PC will start “normally” (i.e. boot from your hard drive) and will not check your disc drive.
☞ If your computer is UEFI environment, check boot from USB under UEFI environment.
change boot order in BIOS
After successfully changing the boot order in BIOS, please save the BIOS and reboot your PC.
Step 2: Select “PassNow!” function after booting from the bootable media you created.
Load in Renee Passnow and select the “PassNow!” function.
main menu of Renee Passnow
Step 3: Select target system in the list.
select target system in Passnow
Step 4: Choose the target account then click “Clear Password” to reset its login password.
After reset successful, please restart your PC. Before restarting the computer, please disconnect the bootable USB/CD from your computer. Then your computer will boot normally.
If the account you want to reset password for is the Microsoft one, Renee Passnow will create another local account which has the similar name with the Microsoft one and preserve all the data inside. After reset successfully, please select the related local account on the login page.
select target account
Also, you can click “Create new account” to make a new administrator to solve this problem with Renee Passnow.
create new admin account
Lost login password and Microsoft recommend you to reinstall Windows system? But do not want to lost the data inside? Do not have password reset disk? Now, you can create one even you are locked out!

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Create Password Reset Disk on Windows 10

What is Password Reset Disk?

Password reset disk can be created when users can login Windows with the administrator account and then create the files saving the password information on a USB disk which is called password reset disk. When users forget the login password, they can reset the password with this disk. Users can reset the password with the disk many times without updating after create. But, please keep the password reset disk in a secure place or any one get this disk can get access to your account without effort.

How to Create Password Reset Disk for Windows 10

Step 1: Plug your USB drive or insert any removable devices to target computer. Then search and click “User Account” in Start Menu.
create windows 10 password reset disk
Step 2: Select the target account and click “Create a password reset disk” in the pop up window then please click “Next” to continue.
click to create windows 10 password reset disk
Step 3: Select the target device on which you want to create the password reset disk.
click to create windows 10 password reset disk
Step 4: Enter the password for the current account and then you can process the create.
click to create windows 10 password reset disk
Step 4: Click Finish until the complete interface show.
complete the password reset disk finish

How to Use Password Reset Disk on Windows 10

Forget your Windows login password? No problem. With the password reset disk, you can regain access to your account in a few simple steps.
Step 1: Plug your password reset disk to the computer and click “Reset password” under the target account. 
reset password with Windows 10 password reset disk
Step 2: Select the disk on which you create the password reset disk and click “Next”.
select password reset disk in pop up window
Step 3: Set the new password and password hint in the pop up window.
type new password for account
Now you can login the account in Windows 10 with the new set password! Remember that the password reset disk only works for the local account and administrator!
Disadvantage:The password reset disk only works for the forgotten password of local account. If the password you want to remove is for Renee Passnow, it is recommended to use Renee Passnow.