Create Windows Password Reset Disk For Windows Password Reset

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Why We Create a Windows Password Reset Disk?

It's known that password reset disk is an effective way to reset Windows forgotten password. Besides another administrator account, password reset disk is the most convenient and easy way to reset Windows forgotten admin password. No matter your computer is locked or accessible, this is a better choice when you forget Windows password. If you have created one, you can instantly unlock Windows computer with password reset disk. If you have not created, Windows Password Genius will help you to create one for Windows 7/8 etc.

The Usages of Windows Password Reset Disk
1. Recover Windows Local Forgotten Password
2. Reset Windows Admin Password

The dialog about create reset disc for Windows password reset

1. Create Password Reset Disk
1.1 When Computer is available to access, how to create reset disk on Windows 7/8?
1.2 When Computer is locked, how to create reset disk?

2. Create System Recovery Disc

Therefore, this page will introduce how to create Windows password reset disk for Windows 7/8.

2.1 Create Windows ...
... Password Reset Disk When Computer Available

How to create Windows 7 password reset disk

Before your computer is locked, create password reset disk through Control Panel. The following steps introduce how-to in details.
Step 1: Click Start and choose Control Panel, User Accounts and Family Safety and User Account. On the left pane of the window, Create a password reset disk is listed there. Insert a floppy disk or USB flash drive into your computer and click it.
Step 2: When you see “Welcome to the Forgotten Password Wizard”, click Next to go on.
Step 3: Choose USB or other drive you have inserted into computer and click Next.
Step 4: Type Current user account password and click Next.
Step 5: You are looking at password reset disk creation process. Click Next and Finish.

How to create Windows 8 password reset disk

Actually, create Windows 8 password reset disk is similar to create one on Windows 7. The key step is to enter “Create Password Reset Disk” window.
Way 1: Press Windows + R and type command “control.exe/name Microsoft.UserAccounts” and press Enter.
Way 2: Move mouse to the top-right side of window, click Settings – Control Panel. Change view way from Category to Large icons or Small icons. You will find User Accounts lists in the screen. Choose it and you will see the entrance to create a password reset disk.
According to the above ways, believe that you can find the entrance to create a password reset disk quickly. The next steps about how to create password reset disk is the same as Windows 7.

2.2 Create Windows Password Reset Disk When Computer Locked

1. Get password recovery software - iSunshare Windows Password Genius on Another accessible computer.
2. Install and run it. Insert bootable USB drive into computer and burn password reset disk into USB drive.
Or in the installation file of Windows Password Genius, find ISO file named Windows Password Genius, and burn it into CD/DVD drive.
So far, Windows password reset disk has been created. Just boot locked computer from it and Windows password reset will become easily.
Here is the video about how to reset Windows password on Windows 7/8.

When you are unable to access Windows and don’t have a Windows installation disc, follow the introduction below to create a system recovery disc, also called system repair disc, to help Windows installation. At the same time, it will reset Windows accounts and password. But it needs another computer with same Windows OS to help to create a system recovery disc. For example, 64-bit System Repair Disc can only be created on a 64-bit Windows 7.
1. Open the Start Menu, then type recdisc.exe in the search box and press Enter.
2. Insert a blank unformatted CD or DVD into your CD/DVD drive and click on the Create disc button.
NOTE: If you are prompted to insert a Windows installation disc, it means that the files needed to create the system repair disc cannot be found on your computer. Insert a Windows 7 installation disc.
3. It will now start creating the System Repair Disc.
NOTE: If a AutoPlay window pops up, just close it.
4. When it’s finished, click on the Close button.
5. Click on OK.
6. Remove and label your new Windows 7 System Repair Disc from the CD/DVD drive.