Solutions: How to Reset Windows 7 Administrator Login Password

One of the most frustrating situations to be in is forgetting your password. This normally happens to users after switching computers. So you just changed OS to Windows 7 and now you could not remember your Administrator login and password. For most of us, we memorize our passwords by heart, but unfortunate things happen. Luckily, there are many ways on Windows password reset. In this article, we will discuss two of them.

Method Number 1: Using the Windows 7 Installation DVD or Windows 7 System Repair Disk

The point of keeping your installation DVD or repair disc with you is for when things like lost password happen. If you have both of them ready on a flash drive then that will work as well. Here are the steps that you need to take to reset your Windows 7 password:

Step 1: Insert the installation DVD, repair disc or flash drive and restart your computer.

Step 2: Click Next after the computer boots from the disc or the flash drive. After your computer boots from the disc or flash drive.

Step 3: Click on the Repair your computer and wait for the computer to allow you to select Windows 7 from the Operating System list. Click the Next button after selecting Windows 7.

Step 4: Choose Command Prompt from System Recovery Options. Execute the following two commands. Make sure you enter them in this order and Enter after both:

d:\windows\system32\utilman.exe d:\

d:\windows\system32\cmd.exe

d:\windows\system32\utilman.exe

Step 5. Remove the disc or flash drive. It is now time to restart your computer.

Step 6. Once the Windows 7 login screen appears, Find the little icon on the bottom-left of the screen that looks like a pie with a square around it. Click it and open Command Prompt. Execute the net user command as shown, replacing myusername with the username of your choice and then replace mypassword with your new password. Make sure that this information is something you can easily remember. Close the Command Prompt window after.

Step7. Log in using your new login and password

Method Number 2: Using iSunshare Windows 7 Password Genius

Is method number one too technical or complicated for you? Sometimes having to access Command Prompt is too scary for users. But fear not, iSunshare Windows 7 Password Genius is the fast and reliable Window7 password reset software that offers an all-in-one Windows password recovery solution.

So how does iSunshare Windows 7 Password Genius work? It lets you break, create or reset any windows 7 login password by using a bootable CD, DVD or USB drive. And best of all, it works without losing any of your data. The main features of the software allow you to create a new administrator account easily without login in order to access Windows 7. It works fast and you won’t have to prolong the frustration of being locked out of your computer. It is also compatible with almost all types of computer including Dell, HP, Acer, Toshiba, Samsung, Sony, Asus, IBM, Lenovo and other computers.

Step1: prepare an accessible computer and a USB flash drive

Step 2: Create the Windows 7 password reset disk

With the accessible computer, you can download and run iSunshare Windows 7 Password Genius. Firstly, plug the USB flash drive into the computer and choose USB to burn the password reset disk.

Step 3: Boot the computer with the USB and reset password.

You should connect USB device with the locked computer and boot the computer from USB device. When you successfully do it, you can see the below picture and reset Windows 7 password easily: choose your account and click reset password. There is another method: you can directly add an administrative user account by clicking adding user in iSunshare Windows 7 Password Genius interface.

Step 4: Reboot the computer and login with new password.

Conclusion: 

When you are in the situation that you can’t remember Windows administrative account and password, never be upset. Try the above ways and you will be in the right way to unlock your Windows 7 on any laptop.