How to Log into My Laptop when I Forgot the Password - Windows 10/8/7

"I forgot the login password of my laptop and I have no access into my laptop. What do I do? Is there any way to reset or remove login password of my laptop? How can I log into my laptop when I forgot the password?"

To prevent others from accessing your laptop without permission, most people are used to encrypt your laptop computer with a login password. But after a long time, you may forget the login password and have no access into your laptop. Just relax! In this post, we will introduce to you four easy and effective ways of how to login into your laptop when you forgot the password in Windows 10/8/7.

Way 1: Reset Laptop login password by using a password reset disk

If you have created a password reset disk before forgetting the login password, it will be very easy for you to reset your laptop's login password by using a password reset disk. It is available in Windows 7, 8, 10 and here is what to do:

Step 1: When you input a wrong password, a Reset password option will appear below the input box.

Step 2: Insert the previously prepared USB flash drive as a password reset disk and click Reset password option. Then you can reset the login password within simple clicks. Finally, you can login into your laptop with new password.

Way 2: Reset Laptop login password by resetting Microsoft account password

In Windows 8 and 10, Windows system allows you to sign in with your Microsoft account as local account. If you sign in with your Microsoft account, you can log into your laptop with your Microsoft account password or a PIN alternatively. If you forgot the PIN, you can login with your Microsoft account password. If you forgot both, you can reset your forgotten Microsoft account password on Microsoft official website. It's also a very effective way to login laptop when you forgot the login password.

Way 3: Log into laptop with a hidden administrator account

Windows 7 automatically creates an administrator account and sets its password as blank which isn't visible in normal use. If you have forgotten the login password of laptop in Windows 7, you can try to login with the default account and reset the password of your user account. Here are detailed steps.

Step 1: Boot up your laptop and press F8 repeatedly to enter Advanced Boot Options. Then select Safe Mode option.

Step 2: Wait for a while for Windows 7 to load Windows files.

Step 3: When the screen shows the login interface, click Switch User button.

Step 4: Type Administrator in the input box of User name and leave password blank and then hit Enter. Finally, you can access into Windows 7 in Safe Mode and reset the login password in Control Panel.

Note: It's also worth trying this way to login your laptop when you forgot the login password. But it is not always available for everyone, and if this administrator account has been disabled by Windows system, you still can't log into your laptop.

Way 4: Reset Laptop login password by third party tool

If you have tried all the ways mentioned above but you still fail to login your laptop, the ultimate way out is a powerful third-party tool. Windows Password Recovery is a trustworthy and powerful tool that designed to remove and reset password for Windows local and domain user/administrator passwords and create a new administrator account instantly. Here is a guide on how to use it to reset login password of laptop.

Create a bootable media

Step 1: Download and install this tool on another computer. Then insert a USB flash drive into the computer and launch this tool.

Step 2: Click USB device button on the interface. (You can also insert a CD/DVD into computer and select the other option.)

Step 3: This tool can identify the USB flash drive automatically and click Begin burning button.

Step 4: Wait for a while until a window pops up prompting that burning successfully.

Reset laptop's login password

Step 1: Insert this USB flash drive into your laptop. Boot up your laptop and press F12 repeatedly to enter Boot Menu (Common keys to access Boot Menu are Esc, F2, F10 or F12, which depend on the manufacturers). Then select USB flash drive to boot from.

Step 2: On the interface of Windows Password Recovery, you can see all the user accounts. Select your user account and click Reset Password button.

Step 3: A windows pops up prompting that if you want to set this user password to blank, click Yes button to continue.

Step 4: The forgotten login password has been removed and login password has been set to blank. Click Reboot button to boot up your laptop again. Finally, you can log into your laptop without password.

You can also click Add User button to create a new local account.

Note: You can only create a new account with this tool of free trial version. If you want to set your user account password blank, you need to purchase a full version.

Download: Windows Password Recovery