How to Reset Password on HP Laptop in Windows 10

Forgetting a password is especially aggravating when you are unable to access your laptop. Fortunately, there are trusted methods for resetting the password on an HP laptop running Windows 10. Let's take a look at these approaches and see how you may restore control of your device.

How to reset password on HP laptop carried Windows 10 OS

From here, we’ll show you 4 ways to reset password on HP laptops and desktops. You’ll see how to reset password on HP laptop using Command Prompt, how to perform HP laptop password reset after login, and how to unlock HP laptop without password.

What you need to pay attention to is that the password of the target account in this article is local account, so if you’re using Microsoft account password on your HP laptop, you can directly go to Microsoft official website to reset password.

Method 1. How to reset password on HP laptop using Command Prompt without login

One of the most effective ways to reset the password on an HP laptop is by using the Command Prompt. Follow these steps to reset your password:

Step 1. In the HP laptop logging interface, press “Shift” and click “Restart” simultaneously. You’ll turn to the Windows recovery mode, and click “Troubleshoot”.

Step 2. Then click “Advanced options” and “Command Prompt” in turn.

Step 3. In CMD, type “diskpart” and press “Enter” to open the Diskpart utility.

Step 4. Type “list volume” and hit “Enter”, you need to remember the system drive letter. Then input “exit” and press “Enter” to leave Diskpart.

Step 5. Input “move E:\windows\system32\utilman.exe E:\” and press “Enter”, moving the utilman.exe file to the original directory of the system drive.

Step 6. Then type “copy E:\windows\system32\cmd.exe E:\windows\system32\utilman.exe”, press “Enter” to copy the cmd.exe file to the target path.

Step 7. Input “wpeutil reboot” and press “Enter”.

Step 8. Click the human icon to open the CMD window, type [net user password], then press “Enter”. Then you can unlock your HP laptop with the new setting password.

Method 2. How to perform HP laptop password reset in Windows OS

If you just want to change HP laptop password, then after you login in and enter the system, you can go to Settings to change the target password.

Step 1. Click on the "Start" button located at the bottom left corner of your screen. From the Start menu, select "Settings" to access the settings menu.

Step 2. In the Settings menu, under Password, click Change.

Step 3. Enter your Current password and press “Next”.

Step 4. Set your “New password” and Password hint.

Step 5. Press “Next” and click on “Finish”.

Method 3. Reset HP laptop password via password reset disk

Some users might have previously created a password reset disk, if you have the foresight to prepare this kind of disk, you can use it to reset the password on your HP laptop.

Step 1. Insert the prepared password reset disk, click “Reset password” in the unlocked interface.

Step 2. Click “Next” in the new window.

Step 3. Choose the key disk and click “Next”.

Step 4. In the new interface, you can set a new password and new password hint, then click “Next”.

Step 5. When the password is reset, click “Finish”.

Method 4. How to unlock HP laptop without password with Windows password recovery tool

If you don't have a password reset disk or don’t want to use complex CMD lines, you can use a professional Windows password recovery tool like AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional to unlock your HP laptop.

Although this tool also asks users to create password reset media, it’s totally different. This tool doesn’t require previously made media. You can use this tool to create such a disk on any other Windows PC. And then, you can use this disk to reset any Windows local account password, with no system limitations. It’s very convenient.

Step 1. Connect a USB with another PC, download and open this software, select "Tools" and choose the “Reset Windows Password” function.

Step 2. You’ll create a bootable USB, click “Next”.

Step 3. Choose the USB boot device and click “Proceed”.

Step 4. Read the words about creating bootable USB in the popped window, and click “Yes”.

Step 5. Wait for a while, this utility takes some minutes to create the password reset USB, then click “Finish”.

Step 6. Take out the USB of the current PC, then insert it into your HP laptop, restart it. You need to change the boot drive, boot the PC from the created USB, then choose the OS and click “Next”.

Step 7. All accounts will be displayed, choose one and tick “Remove Account Password” or “Reset Account Password”, click “Next”.

Step 8. Choose “Reset Account Password”, then set the new password and then click “Yes”.

Conclusion

Forgetting the password to your HP laptop can be a frustrating experience, but thankfully, there are multiple methods available to reset the password and regain access. Choose the method that suits your situation and follow the step-by-step instructions to reset your password. Remember to keep your passwords in a secure place or consider using a password manager to avoid such situations in the future.

AOMEI Partition Assistant is a multifunctional tool for Windows OS. It can also convert a disk to MBR/GPT without data loss, Migrate OS only, move installed apps, etc.