How Do I Get into My Laptop If I Forgot The Password Windows 10?

Can you unlock a laptop if you forgot the password?

Some PC and laptops lack fingerprint sensors or cameras with Windows Hello functionality, so you're probably still logging in using a password or PIN. Now, Microsoft compelled their customers to use a Microsoft login rather than a local one, it's simpler to lose track of the most recent password because you presumably change it more frequently.

However, no matter whether you’re using a local account or a Microsoft account on your devices, if you forget your password, you’re unable to enter Windows. But, it doesn’t mean you have to give up your data and reinstall Windows, there are some methods that allow users to reset or remove the password without logging into the PC. With these ways, you can unlock a laptop if you forgot the password.

Therefore, in this post, we’ll show you how to reset your Microsoft account password and local account password on Windows 10 laptop with a clear steps guide to solve this issue.

Fixed: How do I get into my laptop if I forgot the password Windows 10?

In this part, we’ll list some methods for different accounts to enter Windows 10 without password. But first, please double-check that you did not inadvertently press the Caps-Lock key, even if you type the correct password, upper-case and lower-case letters will be switched. It will not be recognized since passwords are case-sensitive. Similarly, on a laptop, make sure Num-Lock is not on, as this might result in you entering numbers instead of letters.

After checking, we can start!

Case 1. Reset Microsoft account password on Windows 10 laptop

You're in luck if you use a Microsoft account to log into Windows 10. A lost password may be easily recovered by visiting the Retrieve your account page. The steps are quite simple.

Step 1. Open the Microsoft password reset page on a working computer.

Step 2. Enter the email address or phone number you set for your Microsoft account and click "Next".

Step 3. Then, you will be asked to verify your identity. Follow the steps to finish the verification.

Step 4. Once verified, you can enter the new password to reset your password on Windows 10.

Then you can use the new password to enter your laptop.

Case 2. Reset local account on Windows 10 laptop

If you’re a local account user, then the solutions are a little more complex than Microsoft accounts. You have to face more options.

▶ Option 1. Reset password via security questions on Windows 10 laptop

If you are using Windows 10 Version 1803 and later OS, and you add security questions, a Reset password link should appear on the Windows 10 sign-in page.

You can enter a password - anything will do - and after the 'incorrect password' notice, you should see a Reset password link, along with a hint if you wrote one in when you picked the password in the first place.

For PIN users, if you only forget the PIN, click on the key icon and sign in with your password, if you can remember it. However, if you also don’t remember your computer password, then you need to move to the next options.

▶ Option 2. Reset password via Windows installation media

The second option is to find a Windows 10 installation disc to use CMD to reset your password. After you found a Windows 10 installation media, you can follow the steps to change the password without logging into the system.

Step 1. Take the installation disc and insert it into the locked laptop.

Step 2. Restart the laptop, when you see the computer logo, press the F2 (or F1, DEL, F12, F11) key repeatedly until the BIOS setting opens.

Step 3. Press the right arrow key to select the Boot option. Next, press the up or down key to select the USB or CD/DVD drive.

Step 4. Press F10 and then press Enter to save the change and reboot the laptop.

Step 5. When goes to the Windows installation screen, press "F10 + Shift".

Step 6. After opening the Command Prompt, we need to execute the following commands on the system disk:

Step 7. After that, we can input "wpeutil reboot" to fast restart your Windows 10 laptop.

Step 8. When you see the user password input interface again, constantly press the "Shift" key to call out the CMD window.

Step 9 Now, type "net user username password" and press "Enter" to reset the local account password in Windows 10 (eg. net user admin 123456).

When you finished, you can exit the Command Prompt window and log into your Windows 10 using the new password.

▶ Option 3. Reset password via creating a password reset USB

Compared with option 2, option 3 is an easier way to reset the password for your computer. You only need to prepare an empty USB and choose a third-party tool that supports your Windows edition to create a password reset USB and use it on your PC.

Sounds easy, right? However, the problem may be from the Windows versions. Some password reset software can’t support all Windows OS, and some might ask users to use the same system to create the USB.

Here, we recommend you a handy tool, AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional, a powerful tool that supports Windows 11/10/8/8.1/7/XP/Vista. The password reset function of this tool allows users to create a password reset USB on any working PC with Windows OS. You can create your password reset USB on a Windows 7 for your Windows 10 PC, and this USB can be used for all Windows PC.

Notes:✎...

Windows Server users need to choose the Server Edition of this tool which supports all Windows Server systems and all Windows systems.

◤ Part 1. Create Windows password reset USB

Step 1. Connect a prepared USB to any running computer. Install and launch AOMEI Partition Assistant. In the taskbar, click "Tools" and "Reset Windows Password".

Step 2. In the pop-up window, you'll be noted to create a WinPE bootable media. Click "Next" to move on.

Step 3. Here we tick "USB Boot Device", choose your prepared USB for bootable USB creation, and click "Proceed".

Step 4. Note that the USB flash drive needs to be formatted and all data on it will be wiped. Please back up anything important on it and redo it.

◤ Part 2. Reset/remove laptop password

Step 1. Boot the computer from this bootable USB, and you will see AOMEI Partition Assistant on the screen. Click "Reset Password", select the Windows system you would like to operate and click "Next".

Step 2. Then, select the account you would like to operate, choose a feature: "Remove Account Password" or "Reset Account Password", and click "Next".

Step 3. Next, a pop-out window lets you set a new password. After you confirm the new password, please click "Yes" to start the password reset.

To sum up

How can I get into my laptop if I lost the Windows 10 password? In this post, we show you four ways to log in to Windows 10 without a password. These methods are applicable whether you are using a PC or a laptop.

AOMEI Partition Assistant is the ideal option for local account users. Furthermore, this utility can recover deleted or crashed files, effortlessly clone a disk to another, switch partition schemes without damaging data, and relocate existing software to another spot without reinstalling, among other things. You may use this useful program to fix a variety of issues on your Windows PC.