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Summary: Tips: If you have created a Windows password reset disk before, I think you know how to use it to reset the lost password, so I don't introduce this way in this article. You can see the step by step guide in https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14105/windows-8-what-to-do-if-forget-windows-password. With the following plans, you can reset HP laptop password without Windows Password disk even you don't have the old password. Even more, they are easy and simple to use, even you know little about computer. You just need a USB flash drive. Tips: If you don't have another available Windows computer, the following plans are not available. If you have a Mac computer, you still can unlock the locked hp laptop. See Windows Password Reset for Mac Two plans to reset forgotten password for HP laptop and Desktop:
Appendix: Example to boot HP laptop or Desktop computer from USB drive. 1. Reset HP laptop password with Windows installation DVD diskThis way works fine for all HP computer and Windows 10/8/7, so here I recommend you follow the steps below and have a try. Here I take using Windows 10 installation image disk to reset password on HP Pavilion as example. You can apply it on other HP laptops & desktops and Windows 8/7 systems. Preparation: Steps to Reset HP laptop password with Windows 10 USB installation disk: Step 1: Download and use USB/DVD Download Tool to create a USB Windows 10 USB installation disk. See How to create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) to install Windows 10 on a different PC (click to show more or less information). Step 2: Boot the locked HP Pavilion laptop from Windows 10 USB installation disk. For more detail, see how to set your computer boot from USB drive. Step 2: When Windows 10 setup program starts, follow these instructions to open command prompt: Click Next. Click "Repair your computer". Choose "Troubleshoot" option. Choose "Advanced Options". Choose "Command Prompt". Step 3: On the command prompt, run commands shown in the following image. Tips: When computer restarts, please unplug the usb flash drive. Step 4: On login screen, click Step 5: Run net user command to reset windows 10 login password for HP laptop. The following command reset the password of Administrator account to Admin123. Tips: If the Administrator account is inactive, you must active it with "Net User Administrator /active:yes" command. Also, you can use the Net User command to reset password for other user account. Step 6: Close the Command prompt, and then you can login Windows 10 with new password. Notice: After login your
HP laptop, you must run the following command to restore the utilman.exe and cmd.exe file. Step 6: Close the Command prompt, and then you can login Windows 10 with new password. 2. Reset HP laptop password with Spower Password Tool.If you want to use premium software to reset forgotten password for hp laptop, I recommend you get Spower Password Recovery Tools and have a try. Tips: This guide only shows you how to create a USB password reset disk and use it to reset password. If you want to create a CD/DVD password reset disk, you can refer to How to Reset Windows Password with Password Recovery Tools. Guide to Reset HP laptop password with Spower Password Recovery Tools: Step 1. Download Spower Password Recovery Tools, install it on a accessible computer, and run it. Spower Password Recovery Tools is an all in one professinal password recovery tool, design for recovering lost password for Windows system, Office(Word/Excel/PPT/Outlook/Access) document, PDF, RAR, ZIP archive etc. Step 2. Create a USB password reset disk: On left panel, select Windows password reset, select Spower Windows Password Reset on main panel, insert USB disk, and then click Burn to USB button to create a USB password reset disk. Step 3. Boot the locked HP laptop from USB password reset disk. See Example to boot HP laptop or Desktop computer from USB drive. Step 4. Reset Windows login password for HP laptop - Select a user account and click
Reset button to reset password to empty. Step 5. Click Reboot button to reboot HP laptop, unplug the USB disk, and then you can login HP laptop without password. Example to boot HP laptop or Desktop computer from USB drive.This is the important step to reset or recover the lost password for HP laptop. You should pay more attention to it. Example to boot HP laptop from USB drive: Insert USB drive to HP laptop, start or restart HP laptop, when HP logo appears, press down Boot Menu key (F9 or Esc) until BOOT Menu appears, and then select USB flash drive to boot from. You can find the Boot Menu Key from the following table. Example to boot HP Desktop computer from USB drive: Insert USB drive to HP desktop computer, start or restart HP desktop computer, when HP logo appears, press down F12 Key until BOOT Menu appears, and then select USB flash drive to boot from. Tips: If fail to boot from USB drive, I suggest you try again. Boot Menu keys for HP laptops and desktop computers
Questions about this article: Q1. Forgot password to XP on HP Pavilion, and cannot get into my laptop. Does Spower software work for that? Q2. Forgot BIOS administrator password to HP laptop, what to do? How do I reset my HP Windows 7 computer without a password?If you are locked out of your laptop and cannot access system, click the Power button on login screen while keep pressing shift button. Then select Troubleshoot > Reset this PC. If you can access your PC, click on the Start button > Settings > Update & Security and Reset this PC.
How do I reset my HP password without a reset disk?Access Control Panel and navigate to User Accounts. Select Manage another account and choose the locked user account on your laptop. Click Change the password and enter a new password for the locked user account. Click Change Password to confirm the operation.
How do I factory reset my HP Windows 7 without a disk?Step 1: Click Start, then select Control Panel and click on System and Security. Step 2: Select Backup and Restore displayed on the new page. Step 3: After selecting backup and restore window, click on the Recover system settings or your computer. Step 4: Select Advanced recovery methods.
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