[4 Tips] How to Reset Windows 10 Password Without Logging in

Scenario: Need Windows 10 password reset

If you meet a similar situation, what would you do? Generally speaking, there are 4 common methods available for Windows 10 password reset. In this passage, we will present the scenes that you can use with relevant requirements.

How to reset Windows 10 password without logging in

In this part, you can learn 4 approaches to resetting Windows 10 password. No matter create a password reset disk, use CMD, factory reset, or use a handy tool, you can choose the one that is suitable for your actual situation.

Tip 1. Use a password reset disk for Windows 10 password reset

When we create and use a password reset disk to reset the password, we need to pay attention to the inherent requirements to ensure it can work out.

Part 1. Create a password reset disk

Step 1. Plug the password reset disk into your PC.

Step 2. Type “create password reset disk” in the “Start” search bar with pressing the “Enter” key.

Step 3. Wait for the “Forgot Password wizard” appears and select “Next”.

Step 4. Choose the disk in the menu and select “Next”.

Step 5. Type the current password and press “Next”.

Step 6. Wait for the process and click the “Next” button to finish it.

Part 2. How to reset password Windows 10 with the password reset disk

Step 1. Insert the disk into your computer and click “Reset password”.

Step 2. Choose “Next” in the pop-up window and the target password reset disk with hitting “Next”.

Step 3. Type the new password and the hint, and click the “Next” button.

Step 4. Select “Finish” to finish the process. Now, you can log in with the new password.

Tip 2. Create a once-for-all password reset USB to reset Windows 10 password

Compared with a previously created Password reset disk, a password manager will be a better choice because it doesn't need you to prepare before everything is too late. And, once you use the tool to create a password reset USB, you can use it on any PC that needs to reset or remove a password. 

Here we recommend a powerful and handy password reset tool, AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional, which can be compatible with Windows 11/10/8/7/XP/Vista. Without data loss and no need for command lines, you can quickly create a password reset USB on any working Windows PC with a few simple steps and use it for other Windows OS computers. You need to prepare an empty USB and follow the clear guidance below to reset your Windows 10 password easily.

Part 1. Create a Windows password reset USB

Step 1. Launch AOMEI Partition Assistant and choose "Tools"> "Reset Windows Password".

Step 2. Select “Next” after reading to create a bootabale USB.

Step 3. Choose one of the three available choices according to your needs and click “Proceed”.

• USB Boot Device: To create bootable USB Device.

• Burn to CD/DVD: To create bootable CD/DVD.

• Export ISO File: Use this method to make a bootable ISO file.

Step 4. The USB flash drive requires to be formatted in this step, and all the data will be erased. Please make a backup of all your important files.

Step 5. Wait for creating WinPE bootable USB drive. Then plug the USB into the computer that you hope to reset or remove the password.

Part 2. Reset the Password

Step 1. Change the boot order to make the PC boot from the USB after inserting the created reset USB.

Step 2. Choose “Reset Password” and select the OS with clicking "Next".

Step 3. Select the target account and the feature you need. Click “Next”.

Step 4. Input the new password in the window and click “Yes” after confirmation.

Step 5. Click “Reboot Computer” to restart your PC after the operations.

 Tip 3. Use CMD to answer how to reset windows 10 password

Using CMD for Windows 10 password reset can also be another choice. But the difficult point for some computer users are the commands. Once you type the wrong order, it will fail to work, so please be careful about the details.

Step 1. Reboot your PC and click the Start button, click the arrow next to the Shut Down button (or the arrow next to the Lock button), and then click Restart.

Step 2.Press the F8 key with holding it until Windows logo appears. When it appears, try again by waiting until the Windows logon prompt appears and then shutting down and restarting your computer.

Step 3. Select Command Prompt when the Advanced Options screen shows up.

Now, use CMD to reset password.

Step 1. Input the commands below and hit “Enter” key after each:

Step 2. After that, we can input "wpeutil reboot" to quickly reboot your Windows 10 computer.

Step 3. When you see the user password input interface again, continuously hit the "Shift" key to open the CMD window.

Step 4. Input "net user username password"(eg. net user admin 123456) and press "Enter". The Windows 10 password will be reset without data loss.

 Tip 4. Achieve Windows 10 factory reset from Startup (data loss)

The Startup allows you to avoid logging in but achieve a Windows password reset. But it is usually suitable for those computers that are hardly used or almost a new one, because it will erase the data, programs or settings of your PC.

Step 1. Hit the "Shift" with clicking the "Power" button > "Restart" in the lower-right corner of the screen.

Step 2. Click "Choose an option">"Troubleshoot" > "Reset this PC" in turn.

Step 3. Choose "Remove everything" to erase the setting password.

Conclusion

After reading all the methods above, now you must know how to reset Windows 10 password without logging in. Factory reset will cause data loss. Or due to various factors, sometimes you may probably encounter a notice like “Error: change password net user access denied”. And creating a password reset disk is truly an energy-consuming activity and you need to do the previous job.

So, in all 4 tips about how to reset Windows 10 password, AOMEI Partition Assistant can quickly fix Windows password problems. Besides password resetting, it also supports cloning hard drive with a bootable USB if you cannot boot into your computer, extending the system drive without rebooting, moving programs to another drive, etc. If you are a Windows server user, please turn to the Server Edition.