What to do if I forgot my computer password

Quite often, in an attempt to protect your computer from prying eyes and hands, we set a password to log in. And all would be nothing if the human brain also reliably stored information like a computer, but we tend to forget sometimes even the most important things. And now, the usual problem and the standard question: "What if I forgot the password from the computer?"

More often, "well-wishers" are advised not to play and boldly reinstall the OS. It can not be said that advice will not help, but why complicate everything, when everything can be done much faster and easier. If it's not a "protected" BIOS, it's easier to learn how to reset the password assigned to the account if you forget the user's password.

The easiest way to regain access to your computer is the ERD Commander. Type in the search box. The utility is freely available and distributed, so downloading a disk image will not be difficult.

Record the image with any program to burn the discs or make a bootable USB flash drive and boot from it. Restart the computer and log in to the BIOS, it needs to change the boot priority. If you want to boot from the disk, change the value of First Boot Device Priority (usually called so) to the DVD drive or to the USB HDD in case of boot from the USB flash drive. Downloading and if the owner forgot the user's password, select the first item. Press Enter. Then the boot will be performed and the OS selection will appear. Choose the one (if there is one to choose from) to which access is lost. We find the "Start" menu, go to "System", then look for the Wizard to change the password. Click and select "Next" in the window. Now you need to enter "New Password" and "Confirm Password" you MUST enter the new values. This password will be temporary and you will need to change it when you start Windows. You can enter even "1" as the password, the main enter and confirm. Click the "Next" and "Finish" buttons. At the first boot, the OS will issue a warning that you need to change the password. Agree and change the temporary to a permanent one, or leave the confirmation field empty. In this case, the protection function will be cleared automatically. Now it's clear what to do when the owner forgot the user's password for Windows XP.

And what if I forgot the password from the computer on which Windows 7 is installed?

The order is the same as in the case of XP. We download, write, assign, launch, but ... For this we need to run Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset. It has several tools that restore the system, and among them we need to select the "Password Change Wizard". And further on, as described above. As a result, instead of complicated explanations, how to reset the password, we technically replace it. Quickly and effectively.

In case the owner does not know what to do if he forgot the password from the computer, and the above described method did not help (which is unlikely), there are a lot of other utilities. True, other methods do not work so fast, but efficiency is guaranteed. These utilities are able to reset any password. The principle of operation is simple. The minimum version of the alternative OS is loaded, for example, Linux or DOS. With their help, you can open access to the password file, or rather to the encrypted files that store the autocomplete form in memory. Examples of such hacking are easy to find on the Internet. But it's all the same hacking and it leads to consequences. You lose access to all the data that has been encrypted. What to do? If you forgot the password from the computer, but you need all the files in the integrity, then you need to act like this. Start an alternative operating system and decoder. Most often use LC4 or Proactive Windows Security Explorer. These programs symbolize the selection of the password. They do not hack it, but pick it up and restore it. Such a process can take from one hour to a week (!). It all depends on the complexity of the combination.

The choice of methods is. By and large, it all depends on your free time and the ability to navigate in the utilities and software of your computer.